What is National Melba Toast Day?

National Melba Toast Day, a food holiday, is recognized on March 23rd. Melba toast is a dry, crisp, thinly sliced toast. It is often served with salad or soup, or it can be eaten plain or with a topping.

Chef Auguste Escoffier of the Savoy created Melba toast. Helen Porter Mitchell, an Australian opera singer, named it after Dame Nellie Melba, the stage name of the Australian opera singer Helen Porter Mitchell, who named it after Dame Nellie Melba. The singer was extremely popular with the chef. He made not only this diet toast for Ms. Melba, but also Peach Melba, a popular dessert.

Over the years, chefs and cooks have created Melba Toast recipes because it is such an excellent canvas to build appetizers. The sturdy toast holds up well and adds to a stunning canapé plate. It's a delectable and elegant presentation to top it with a variety of spreads, paté, fruits, and vegetables.

Melba toast's firmness also doubles as a teething biscuit for infants as they reach an age old enough to chew.