tuile

American  

[tweel] / twil /

noun

1. a very thin, crisp, delicate cookie typically made with egg whites and often almonds, and sometimes formed into a cylinder or curved tile-like shape.

2. any crisp, thin wafer accompanying a dish or a meal, such as one made from cheese.

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Etymology

Origin of tuile

First recorded in 1940–45; from French: literlly, “tile,” from Latin tēgula; tegula ( def. )

Example Sentences

Most equate frico with a tuile made from Parmesan or Parmigiano Reggiano cheese, but I am just as enamored of gruyere frico.

From Salon

Ella wanted to taste its sugar tuile basket and cotton candy belly.

From Literature

Desserts need to be technical, too, whether it be a hand roll puff pastry, a dehydrated tuile or a beautifully-cut strawberry.

From Salon

Charbel's dish is immediately striking, featuring onions with an onion soubise between each layer, as well as an onion mousse, sumac tuile and chicken jus, with an elegance that is juxtaposed by the boyish energy of his confessionals.

From Salon

But since my last visit, a chocolate lava cake — an intriguing take on the dated favorite with chocolate mochi, raspberry coulis, dark chocolate ganache, vanilla gelato and cocoa tuile — has been added to the menu.

From Seattle Times