amuse bouche
Chef's tiny greeting
An amuse bouche is a small complimentary dish served at the beginning of a meal in fine dining restaurants—a single bite meant to showcase the chef's style and prepare the palate for what follows.
Unlike appetizers, it's not ordered but presented as a gift from the kitchen: The amuse bouche was a tiny spoon of chilled pea soup.
- appetizerLight dish preceding main
- hors d'oeuvreSmall savory appetizer
- first courseInitial dish served
- tastingSampling for flavor
- morselSmall piece of food
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Miniature ornate confection
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Elaborate ceremonial meal
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