Tatin

[ tah-tan ]

adjective

1. caramelized and baked in the manner of an upside-down cake:

   an apple tart Tatin.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Tatin¹

< French ( tarte ) tatin, à la Tatin, des desmoiselles Tatin; said to be after two (or more) Tatin sisters, who developed the recipe

Example Sentences

A friend in Sitka brought her onto a local woman’s sailboat, where she served a group dinner of roasted chicken and tarte Tatin.

From Seattle Times

In the book, when you talk about the tatin and how tatin was your nemesis for a long time.

From Salon

Get fancy with a quasi tarte tatin.

From Salon

While an actual tarte tatin is a bit of a process, this shortcut version nearly approaches the heights of the classic.

From Salon

As Tatín shops, she hails townspeople, and you grasp that these streets and this scene — along with the agave, the blazing sun and the rich red earth — describe, better than any genre label could, María, her world and this striking movie.

From New York Times