toast points

Crispy bread triangles

Toast points are small triangular pieces of toasted bread, typically made by cutting a slice diagonally into quarters with crusts removed.

They serve as a base for elegant toppings like pâté, caviar, or smoked salmon: She arranged the caviar on toast points.

The term appears mainly in formal dining and catering contexts.

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bread preparation/texture

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Recently baked goods

dough · steamed buns · brioche · pita bread

culinary formality/elegance

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Crisp, square snack wafers

bread crusts · stale bread · sandwich bread · white bread

culinary refinement/formality

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Loaf sold pre-sliced

hot dog buns · dinner rolls · tortilla chips · potato chips

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Top 500,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G