croustade
/krʊˈstɑːd
/noun
A crisp piece of bread or pastry hollowed to receive a savoury filling: we had mushroom croustade with a hazelnut topping...
- Nowadays croustades are considered old-fashioned in France; they may still be encountered on buffet tables at grand receptions, or as an accompaniment to drinks.
- There were also dense slabs of chocolate fondant, and an apple croustade with a light, frilly crust that melted to butter in your mouth.
- There is a wonderful recipe from that region for a croustade that encases apples and prunes in Armagnac.
Origin
French, from Old French crouste or Italian crostata 'tart' (from crosta 'crust').
Rhymes
- mouth music
- mouth off
- mouth opening
- mouth organ
- mouth-organist
- mouthpart
- mouthpiece
- mouth pipe
- mouth plate
- mouth pore
- mouth ring
- mouth-root
- mouth rot
- mouth-to-mouth
- mouth-to-mouth resuscitation
- mouth-to-nose
- mouth ulcer
- mouthwash
- mouth-water
- mouth-watering
- mouth-wateringly
- mouthy
- mouton
- mouton enragé
- Mouton-Rothschild