croustade

American  

[kroo-stahd] / kruˈstɑd /

noun

1. a shell of bread or pastry, sometimes of noodles, rice, or mashed potatoes, baked or fried and filled with ragout or the like.

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Etymology

Origin of croustade

1835–45; < French < Provençal crustado < Latin crustātus, past participle of crustāre to encrust, derivative of crusta crust

Example Sentences

The only disappointments were brown-butter buttons that purportedly had been soaked in bourbon but lacked punch, and a blackberry-nectarine croustade with a very tough crust.

From New York Times • Jan. 22, 2011

An apple croustade beckons from beneath a glass cloche.

From Washington Post

Serve with rich Espagnole sauce or oyster sauce on a croustade of potato.

From Dressed Game and Poultry à la Mode by Salis, Harriet A. de

Do not put the filling in until ready to serve, and heat the croustade before adding it.

From The Century Cook Book by Ronald, Mary

It represents the older form “crustade,” Fr. croustade, Ital. crostata, from crostare, to encrust.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various