bouchée
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of bouchée
1840–50; < French: literally, a mouthful, equivalent to bouche mouth (< Latin bucca ) + -ée < Latin -āta -ate 1
Example Sentences
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Sweetbreads are still very commonly found in this form or in a bouchée à la reine, with a mushroom sauce, as a Sunday starter for many families in France.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 5, 2020
A variation, and I think an improvement, on this bouchée, is to use a little softened aspic to attach the olive, and a small quantity finely chopped to crown it.
From Choice Cookery by Owen, Catherine
Remove the cover and then carefully take out some unbaked paste inside of the bouchée, fill with lobster prepared as directed below, put the cover on, and serve as warm as possible.
From Hand-Book of Practical Cookery for Ladies and Professional Cooks by Blot, Pierre
"Lukmah" = a bouchée of bread, meat, fruit or pastry, and especially applied to the rice balled with the hand and delicately inserted into a friend's mouth.
From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 07 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
"Yes, par parenthese—between the nibbles at a chocolate bouchée, an anchovy muffin, two biscuits, and a tartine."
From Love's Usuries by Creswicke, Louis
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