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==Varieties== A quiche usually has a pastry crust and a filling of eggs with milk or cream or both. It may be made with vegetables, meat or seafood, and be served hot, warm or cold.<ref>David (2008), pp. 18 and 187</ref><ref>Beck ''et al'', p. 153</ref> Types of quiches include: {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align: left; margin-right: 0;" ! scope="col" |Name ! scope="col" |Main ingredients ! scope="col" |Ref |- | Quiche au Camembert | [[Camembert]] cheese, cream, eggs | <ref name=b155>Beck ''et al'', p. 155</ref> |- | Quiche aux champignons | Mushrooms, cream, eggs | <ref name=b160>Beck ''et al'', p. 160</ref> |- | Quiche aux endives | Chicory, cream, eggs, cheese | <ref name=b159>Beck ''et al'', p. 159</ref> |- | Quiche aux épinards | Spinach, cream, eggs | <ref name=b160/> |- | Quiche au fromage de Gruyère | [[Gruyère cheese]], cream, eggs, bacon | <ref name=b154>Beck ''et al'', p. 154</ref> |- | Quiche aux fromage blanc | Cream cheese, cream, eggs, bacon | <ref name=d187>David (2008), p. 187</ref> |- | Quiche aux fruits de mer | Shrimp, crab or lobster, cream, eggs | <ref>Beck ''et al'', p. 156</ref> |- | Quiche aux oignons | Onions, cream, eggs, cheese | <ref>Beck ''et al'', p. 157</ref> |- | Quiche aux poireaux | Leeks, cream, eggs, cheese | <ref name=b159/> |- | Quiche au Roquefort | [[Roquefort]] cheese, cream, eggs | <ref name=b155/> |- | Quiche comtoise | [[Comté cheese]], cream, eggs, smoked bacon | <ref>Montagné, p. 430</ref> |- | [[Quiche lorraine]] | Cream, eggs, bacon{{refn|Some recipes add cheese, but the traditional Lorrainian version does not.<ref name=d187/>|group=n}} | <ref name=b154/> |- | Quiche niçoise, à la tomate | Anchovies, olives, tomatoes, eggs, [[Parmesan]] cheese | <ref name=b155/> |} In her ''[[Elizabeth David bibliography#French Country Cooking (1951)|French Country Cooking]]'' (1951), [[Elizabeth David]] gives a recipe for a ''quiche aux pommes de terre'', in which the case is made not from [[shortcrust pastry]] but from mashed potato, flour and butter; the filling is cream, Gruyère and garlic.<ref>David (1999), p. 285</ref>
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