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quichey en · ADJ

Etymology

From quiche + -y.

Meanings

1. Resembling or characteristic of quiche.
   • There are a couple of soups, a hot dish, a quichey option, a salad of the day, good trad puds and that’s about it. 2002 October, Charles Campion, The Rough Guide to London Restaurants, 2003/5th edition, London: Rough Guides, →ISBN, page 187:
   • Bright with curry and fresh with the cheese, this tart has substantial texture, not remotely quichey, which is why it’s called “tourte” instead. 2014, Laura Calder, Paris Express: Simple Food from the City of Style, Toronto, Ont.: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, →ISBN, page 91:
   • • dill is another quichey spice, and either parsley or cilantro makes a tasty addition 1994, Alan S. Kesselheim, The Lightweight Gourmet: Drying and Cooking Food for the Outdoor Life, Camden, Me.: Ragged Mountain Press, TAB Books, →ISBN, page 60:
   • The daily changing – albeit firmly structured – menu will feature some sort of gourmet sausages (and for once they are) served with gravy and roast veg, plus a hot dish (maybe lamb shanks) and something quichey. 2008, Time Out London Eating & Drinking 2009: Over 1,500 of London’s Best Restaurants, Cafés, Bars & Pubs, London: Time Out Guides Limited, →ISBN, page 314, column 3:
   • All afternoon they have been coming in, one apiece for everybody, with the fried chicken, baked ham, and quichey dishes from the Junior League Cookbook. 1983, Alma Stone, Now for the Turbulence, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday & Company, Inc., →ISBN, page 187:

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