egg cream
Regional
- Meaning
- Frothy NYC drink of milk, chocolate syrup, and seltzer — no egg, no cream.
- Type
- Regionalism
- Used in
- New York City, New York, Pennsylvania
What does “egg cream” mean
Invented in the late 19th-century Lower East Side, attributed to Jewish immigrant candy-store owner Louis Auster around 1890. The classic recipe uses Fox's U-Bet chocolate syrup, whole milk, and seltzer in a small Coke glass with a foamy white head.
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