The example in the article isn't very good.
--Then find a better one. This is wikipedia, you know.—Preceding unsigned comment added by Special:Contributions/65.184.203.216 (talk) 16:00, 7 May 2009 (UTC)
I agree the article isn't very good. I'm not sure it's accurate either. Which was the original meaning, was it 'the most substantial dish', was it that it 'resisted' the usual/orthodox way of doing things? Or was it, as this: http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-piece-de-resistance.htm (much-better) article suggests, the sense that it was something you had RESISTED revealing until a special moment when you really wanted to impress?
Interestingly, there doesn't seem to be an article on the French Wikipedia, although presumably they all know what it means(!)
Any French scholars care to help?! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 120.16.251.40 (talk) 09:44, 15 February 2011 (UTC)
Further to that, the current article says it "can be thought of as..." and then gives an example. This may be true, but was s the actual origin of the phrase? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 120.16.251.40 (talk) 09:47, 15 February 2011 (UTC)