Quiche: hot, cold, or room temp?

September 10, 2023 9:17 PM

Are quiches appropriately served hot, chilled, or at room temperature? That is all.
posted by Grandysaur to Food & Drink (16 answers total)

Best answer: D: all of the above

Good quiche is good regardless. Just look very affronted if anyone dares question the temperature you've chosen and invite them to not have any quiche. More for you.
posted by Baethan at 9:25 PM on September 10, 2023 [15 favorites]

They are all ok but warm and room temp are more common than -cold-
posted by janell at 9:29 PM on September 10, 2023 [7 favorites]

Cold quiche is fancier and I would expect extra effort be put into it to elevate the texture and consistency of the eggs.

Warm quiche is more of an every day meal.
posted by xxx9038709992203 at 9:42 PM on September 10, 2023

They are all ok but warm and room temp are more common than -cold-

Geography has a part to play, in warm SE Queensland cold quiche is quite a treat on a hot summer day.
posted by Jilder at 9:43 PM on September 10, 2023 [4 favorites]

In my experience, typically served either room temperature (like on a brunch buffet) or warm (more often in a home setting.)

Leftovers are very delicious cold but I haven't seen quiches served that way in any formal setting.
posted by fingersandtoes at 9:58 PM on September 10, 2023 [1 favorite]

Yes.

Seems like the majority of the fruit quiches we eat are served cold, but YMMV.
posted by BlueHorse at 9:58 PM on September 10, 2023 [1 favorite]

I agree with Baethan that a wide variety of temperatures are acceptable. If you plan to serve it cold, increase the salt in the recipe a bit. We generally perceive cold foods as blander than warm foods.
posted by la glaneuse at 9:58 PM on September 10, 2023 [1 favorite]

Fruit quiche??
posted by latkes at 10:24 PM on September 10, 2023 [38 favorites]

It's a matter of personal preference,

but for me, quiche had better be piping hot - I find cold quiche really unappealing and hard to choke down.
posted by chariot pulled by cassowaries at 1:07 AM on September 11, 2023

I was served a cold savory quiche not long ago, and everyone there was quietly surprised. There was a lot of surreptitious microwaving where the bringer couldn't see. It tastes like leftovers when cold! Like we'd just popped by and they happened to have something in the fridge.

Warm, hot, or no thank you.
posted by AbelMelveny at 5:08 AM on September 11, 2023 [3 favorites]

Fruit quiche??

Mon oui, but that does seem to be a thing. Who Knew.
posted by sammyo at 7:42 AM on September 11, 2023 [3 favorites]

Fruit quiche??

Mon oui, but that does seem to be a thing. Who Knew.

French toast without the toast? Sign me up!
posted by rouftop at 7:48 AM on September 11, 2023 [2 favorites]

I have nearly always had them at more or less room temperature. Typically at buffet style brunches or parties, where trying to keep them hot would be difficult. Straight out of the fridge they tend not to be as good- better if you heat them up just a bit, but I don't think I've ever eaten a quiche actually hot- all the recipes I've seen tell you to let them cool before cutting.
posted by Dorothea Ladislaw at 8:38 AM on September 11, 2023

Warm, hot, or no thank you.

Yeah, I'd also use a microwave if a quiche was cold, or just not eat it if that wasn't an option. I wouldn't judge the person who brought it or anything, but I find a cold quiche pretty unappealing.
posted by coffeecat at 10:44 AM on September 11, 2023

Whereas I quite like a cold quiche and would agree that "all of the above" is the correct answer.
posted by aspersioncast at 3:19 PM on September 11, 2023

Another vote for all of the above, but consider context. Cold quiche is a treat at a picnic on a hot summer day; not so much in the middle of winter.
posted by some little punk in a rocket at 4:52 AM on September 13, 2023 [1 favorite]