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Named after the play Thermidor (1891), itself named for the eleventh month of the French Republican Calendar.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
lobster thermidor
Today it means: A creamy, cheesy mixture of cooked lobster meat, egg yolks, and brandy or sherry, stuffed into a lobster shell, and optionally served with an oven-browned cheese crust. Full definition →