Brioche

“Let them eat cake” is often quoted as an example of Marie Antoinette’s arrogance at the plight of hungry Parisians during the French Revolution (1789–1799). In fact, it was not “cake” that she said but “brioche.” This puts the last queen of France in a slightly better light; a simple brioche with no filling was then considered simply bread enriched with butter and eggs. This doesn’t mean she wasn’t being a little snarky when she said it, but it should nevertheless give historians pause to