A piece of toasted bread on which savoury snacks can be served.
（可在上面放可口快餐的）垫底烤面包片。亦见EN CROUTE
See also en croute
Example sentencesExamples
My starter of ‘wafer-thin slices of Tombuie-smoked venison, complemented with a delicious fruit chutney made with Miller's gin, served on a croute of crisp golden toast ’, had one of the menu's terser descriptions.
Mark started with the duck and goose liver parfait with crème fraîche, croutes and red onion chutney, while Alisdair and I plumped for the deep-fried haggis and potato gâteau with spinach, feta cheese and orange butter sauce.
For the croutes, preheat the oven to 200c / 400f/gas 6.
Origin
French croûte(see crust).
Definition of croute in US English:
croute
nounkro͞ot
A piece of toasted bread on which savory snacks can be served.
（可在上面放可口快餐的）垫底烤面包片。亦见EN CROUTE
See also en croute
Example sentencesExamples
Mark started with the duck and goose liver parfait with crème fraîche, croutes and red onion chutney, while Alisdair and I plumped for the deep-fried haggis and potato gâteau with spinach, feta cheese and orange butter sauce.
For the croutes, preheat the oven to 200c / 400f/gas 6.
My starter of ‘wafer-thin slices of Tombuie-smoked venison, complemented with a delicious fruit chutney made with Miller's gin, served on a croute of crisp golden toast ’, had one of the menu's terser descriptions.