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找食趣很喜欢班尼迪克蛋这道菜。你们呢？
据说班尼迪克蛋背后的由来有很多不同的说法，大家也许不清楚吧。
在好奇心的驱使下，找食趣上网查了查，在此和大家分享其中两个最为人知的故事。

Here you go…
Version 1:
In 1894, Lemuel Benedict, a Wall Street broker with a hangover wandered into the Waldorf Hotel in New York and ordered “some buttered toast, crisp bacon, two poached eggs, and a hooker of hollandaise sauce”. The Waldorf’s legendary chef, Oscar Tschirky, was so impressed that he put the dish on his breakfast and luncheon menus after substituting Canadian bacon for crisp bacon and a toasted English muffin for toasted bread.

班尼迪克蛋
第一种说法﹕
1894年时，有一位叫拉慕尔班尼迪克的华尔街金融人士在纽约的华道夫饭店用餐。
他那时候饱受宿醉之苦，要了一份“涂了奶油的吐司，煎得脆脆的培根，两个水煮荷包蛋，还有蛋黃酱”。华道夫饭店当时赫赫有名的厨师Oscar Tschirky 很喜欢这道菜，结果把它放在饭店的早餐菜单上。不过他稍做了一些改变：吐司改成英式松糕，培根改成加拿大式的培根。

Version 2:
In the 1860s, a Wall Street banker named LeGrand Benedict and his wife, regular patrons of Manhattan’s Delmonico’s restaurant, complained that they were bored by the menu. The response of Chef Charles Ranhofer was toasted muffins topped with ham, poached eggs and hollandaise sauce. This version is further supported by the fact that Charles Ranhofer’s cookbook “The Epicurean” (published in 1894) contains a recipe called Eggs a’ la Benedick (Eufa a’ la Benedick).
So now you get it?

第二种说法﹕
时间是1860年左右，地点是美国第一间餐厅Delmonico’s Restaurant。
当时餐厅的常客班尼迪克夫妇看菜单上沒有喜欢的菜，想要吃一些新的东西，所以跟厨师查尔斯蓝赫法商量。厨师当下就做出班尼迪克蛋。
1894 年时查尔斯蓝赫法出了一本叫The Epicurean 的食谱，里面有一道菜就叫做班尼迪克蛋。

JAF had read so much about Choupinette from other food bloggers that we decided to hunt for it. This little cafe can be found along Bukit Timah Road. It’s quite easy to locate. Once you see Coronation Plaza (if you are driving), you turn left to the next lane. Parking can be quite limited around the estates so the other alternative is to park inside Coronation Plaza.
*Fyi, Choupinette stands for “Sweetie Pie” in French.*

找食趣从其他博客中读了不少关于Choupinette的点评，所以决定去探个究竟。
这间小餐厅地点不难找，就位于武吉知马路加冕购物中心的附近。
过了加冕购物中心后，往旁边的小路转进去。
如果驾车的话，要注意附近的停车位有限。另一个方法就是停在加冕购物中心里的停车场了。
*Choupinette 是法文，意思是“甜心派”。

JAF went on a weekend and the cafe was packed! So we would suggest that you make a reservation before you decide to hop by this cafe.
They have freshly baked daily bread *cheese focaccia, family country bread, sour dough and many more*.

找食趣选择在周末的时候到访，是满座的。地方不是很大，因此建议你们先预约。
这里每天都提供新鲜烘制的面包，有蒜香芝士烤面包、乡村面包、酸面包等等。

Spoilt for choices? Hmm….What shall we order?
太多选择，看了眼花缭乱？该点什么好呢？

Caught a glimpse of this cosy corner…
舒适的一隅…

Here comes the main dish of the day! Eggs Benedict with a fresh juice and any hot drink ~ $20+.
主角驾到！班尼迪克蛋配一杯鲜果汁和任何一杯热饮料 ~ $20+。

Verdict: WoOoo..they taste as good as they looked! We love the crispy toast with ham and most importantly, the poached eggs were nicely done! Oh yes! how can we forget the yummillcious hollandaise sauce! *Thumbs up!*

有卖相，好看又好吃！
喜欢那脆脆的吐司配上火腿和做得精致的水煮荷包蛋，还有少不了的蛋黃酱。美味极了！

The English Coq: Scrambled, poached or fried eggs with pork or chicken sausage, mushrooms, a ‘tomato provencale’ and a wholemeal bread roll with a fruit juice and any hot drink. ~ $19+

我们也点了另一份早餐套餐：蛋(炒蛋或荷包蛋)、香肠(猪肉或鸡肉)、蘑菇、番茄、全麦面包。
再配一杯鲜果汁和任何一杯热饮料 ~ $19+。

Verdict: JAF personally felt that this is a NOT “must try” set. Nothing really special, the mushroom is a little dry and the only “plus” point would most probably be the home-made wholemeal bread roll.
Pls do take note that EXTRA butter or jam cost $1.

这不是“非试不可”的套餐。蘑菇有点干，唯一值得一提的是那自制全麦面包，口感还不错。
注意：若要多加牛油或果酱需多付$1。