A small mouthful of food; in cooking, a small pastry case filled with meat, fish, or other filling.
From French 'bouchée,' literally meaning 'mouthful,' derived from 'bouche' (mouth). It entered culinary English in the 18th century as French cuisine became fashionable in aristocratic circles.
The word 'bouchée' literally means 'a bite' or 'mouthful' in French, and it perfectly captures that elegant appetizer concept—something so delicately small and refined that it's consumed in essentially one perfect bite!
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