From Marie Antoinette · 2006 · Reconstructed
Breakfast Hot Chocolate
Serve when
'What do you eat for breakfast?' 'Hot chocolate.' — the whole exchange, deadpan, at the start of an awkward morning meal
In the movie
Theatrical
- 00:47:46 An early, stilted breakfast between Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI — asked what she eats in the morning, she answers simply: hot chocolate
It's a small, dry joke at the expense of the whole marriage: asked what she eats for breakfast, Marie Antoinette gives the flattest possible answer. Hot chocolate for breakfast really was the fashionable French court habit of the era, and the film uses the line to underline how little these two teenagers, married for reasons of state, actually know about each other yet.
Ingredients
Method
- Warm the milk in a saucepan over medium-low heat until steaming, not boiling.
- Add the chopped chocolate, sugar, and salt, whisking until fully melted and smooth.
- Pour into cups and serve hot, alongside a warm croissant if you're pairing the two breakfast scenes.