galette
Americannoun
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any of various thin, round cakes or pastries, often with a filling or topping: a cabbage-stuffed galette.
a galette glazed with blackberry jam;
a cabbage-stuffed galette.
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a savory buckwheat crepe typical of northwestern French cuisine, cooked on a griddle and garnished with meat, cheese, vegetables, or egg.
Grandma always made ham-and-cheese galettes for Sunday brunch.
Etymology
Origin of galette
First recorded in 1775–80; from French, from Old French galet “smooth pebble on a beach,” from gal “pebble, chip”
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The galette, which is essentially a freeform pie, is already one of the great weeknight forms — sweet or savory, rustic by design, deeply forgiving.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
It involves a few extra steps—making almond frangipane, apple butter and apple glaze—but they’re what makes this the best galette I’ve ever tasted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025
Order your whole specialty pies for Christmas, choosing from maple buttermilk, classic pecan, or apple cranberry rosemary galette.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 15, 2022
A rich, autumnal galette that takes its inspiration from French onion soup.
From New York Times ● Nov. 30, 2022
"Mademoiselle!" she called through the window, "do you want some galette?"
From Eugenie Grandet by Katharine Prescott Wormeley
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