croustade
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of croustade
1835–45; < French < Provençal crustado < Latin crustātus, past participle of crustāre to encrust, derivative of crusta crust
Example Sentences
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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
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
Serve with rich Espagnole sauce or oyster sauce on a croustade of potato.
From Dressed Game and Poultry à la Mode by Harriet A. de Salis
If the color is not dark enough, add a few drops of caramel or of kitchen bouquet; serve with croûtons around the dish, or in a croustade, or in fontage cups.
From The Century Cook Book by Mary Ronald
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