French toast is not truly from France, as the earliest known reference to it dates back to around the 4th or 5th century AD, centuries before France existed, and it has a different name in France itself. It is not toasted either. It is, though, made from bread.
French toast, which is also known as eggy bread, looks to have been a recipe designed to make use of stale bread - the French name translates as wasted (or lost) bread.
Slices of bread are soaked in beaten eggs and fried. It can be eaten as a sweet or a savoury dish; with the sweet versions, other ingredients such as milk, sugar, vanilla and cinnamon are also added, before the bread is fried. Sweet toppings may also be added, such as fruit or butter. In savoury varieties, salt and sauces may be used instead.
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