tarte tatin
noun
tarte ta·tin
ˌtär(t)-tä-ˈtan 
-ˈtaⁿ
plural tarte tatins also tartes tatin
often capitalized second T
: a caramelized apple tart that is baked with pastry on top and then inverted for serving
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Macarons, tarte tatins and mille-feuilles for days!
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Nicole Russell, USA TODAY, 1 Aug. 2024
Meanwhile, Mitchinson loves Le Refuge du Passé in the 5th arrondissement for its excellent French cuisine (think duck cassoulet, veal sweetbread, and a perfect tarte tatin) and the interior’s quirky decor.
—Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 July 2024
The two older ladies, in unseasonable Hamptons-y white (one wore a bucket hat), were splitting a tarte tatin.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2024
The restaurant near Paris is full of workers on their lunch break, seated around tables of up to 10, talking boisterously over steaming plates of paté en croute, faux-filet grille and tarte tatin.
—Mark Gauert, Sun Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2024
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Nicole Russell, USA TODAY, 1 Aug. 2024
Meanwhile, Mitchinson loves Le Refuge du Passé in the 5th arrondissement for its excellent French cuisine (think duck cassoulet, veal sweetbread, and a perfect tarte tatin) and the interior’s quirky decor.
—Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 July 2024
The two older ladies, in unseasonable Hamptons-y white (one wore a bucket hat), were splitting a tarte tatin.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2024
The restaurant near Paris is full of workers on their lunch break, seated around tables of up to 10, talking boisterously over steaming plates of paté en croute, faux-filet grille and tarte tatin.
—Mark Gauert, Sun Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2024
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