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