croustade

[ kroo-stahd ]

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of croustade¹

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

Example Sentences

The selection included blueberry croustade, hot sauce from scratch and cobb salads alongside more traditional buffet fare.

From Los Angeles Times

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 Project Gutenberg

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

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

From Project Gutenberg