White Toque Provencal Quiche

October 27, 2008 | Reviewer: Jess

Photo of White Toque Provencal Quiche Price: $10.79? (Euros?) so $400 with today’s exchange rate
Serving: 3 oz.
Calories: 270 per serving
Fat: 27%, 18g
Cholesterol: 25%, 75mg
Sodium: 12%, 290mg
Protein: 6g
Carbohydrates: 7%, 22g
Fiber: 6%, 1g
Sugar: 2g
Weight Watchers Points: 7 per serving

White Toque says: White Toque has selected high quality ingredients to prepare these savory quiches and tarts. For this provencal quiche, White Toque uses flavorful tomatoes, zucchinis and grilled eggplants, with a dash of olive oil and basil.

Jess says: I don’t see quiche around much, especially not in my freezer aisle. It wasn’t until the first bite of this delectable tart that I realized the shame in this. Eggs are a power food, filled by their very nature with all the potential for life, and protein and I guess cholesterol but nothing’s perfect.

Anyhow, this meal is like a delicious omelet that you can eat easily at work. The vegetables were abundant, in large chunks, fresh tasting and made themselves known in sudden flavor bursts. This was especially true with the somehow resilient juiciness of the cherry tomatoes despite the long frozen journey from France (yes, this quiche is actually of French citizenship). In fact every bite tasted like health. Other than the juicy vegetables, this is a subtle food. There are hints of light seasoning and cheesiness but not much. Yet, this works. I think this is the purpose of quiche.

I was dissatisfied by the box’s cooking instructions which gave me the choice of 25 minute toasting (and thus much co-worker anger due to appliance hogging) or 6 minute microwaving with the caveat that it was “not recommended”. So I improvised. After 3 minutes in the microwave and 6 minutes in the toaster the crust was smelling toastedly enticing and was just the right shade of golden brown. The bottom was still moist, but flakey. I’m notorious for burning things in the work toaster so I was rather pleased by these results. Two coworkers came by to yell at me for my food smelling too delicious and they were disappointed that they were unlikely to find my French quiche in their freezer aisle, as it appeared to be “not regular people food”. I agree. If this was not shipped directly to my office, I would not know where to find this. Whole Foods, I can only guess.

The box liked to pretend that this was to be enough for three servings but I found that to be foolish. I cut it in half and had it over two lunches. Even then it felt like a light lunch. The box said to pair it with a salad. I think that would have been an awesome idea but I was too lazy to go buy one. I think I will have some dried miso soup later as it is rainy and nasty in DC and I don’t feel like leaving my office.

I will now be on the look out for frozen quiche, which is definitely a good change of pace from the normal range of lunch time offerings. Why not a 5? I just can’t do it. Maybe it’s plainness. Maybe it’s because it needs to be paired with something else for real fullness. But I do recommend it if you can find it. Très bon!

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7 Responses to “White Toque Provencal Quiche”

Kat on October 27th, 2008

Trader Joe’s has frozen quiches. They are small and look industrially produced - unlike this fabulous looking quiche. Looks aside, TJ’s varieties are filling, decently tasting, and good for mixing it up.
ibagoalie on October 27th, 2008

They sell online at http://www.whitetoque.com/index.php

I see a couple of stores, but not anywhere near me.
Abi Jones on October 27th, 2008

Oh my Gosh. This quiche is $10.79. I’ve updated the price accordingly. Dang: Quiches and such.
rob on October 27th, 2008

It looks good but I would pay $10.79 for it only if the Quiche agreed to marry me and buy me a Jet Ski as a wedding gift.
Devika on October 29th, 2008

I found the store locator on the site: http://www.whitetoque.com/Store_Locations.php

and there are plenty of places near me, but I live in New York City, where people spend $17 on sandwiches without blinking an eye.
Rose on November 6th, 2008

A lot of my younger life, my mom was on some sort of diet. and I distinctly remember her cooking quiche for at least a year of my life. no, the woman really did make a quiche at least three times a week for a year, maybe over, of my life. I guess she figured eggs were good for you so why not make an egg pie.

to this day I cannot eat a quiche, or even think about it without being a little sick.
Jennifer on April 13th, 2009

i tried white toque’s quiche and found it absolutely degueulasse! In other words, inedible. I had one bite which was chewed and not swalled. One could have bought a freshly made quiche for the price…