An amuse-bouche is a tiny free taste sent out before the meal begins. Serve an amuse-bouche.
It is not ordered and sets the tone, which is why kitchens take it seriously. The French means roughly amuse the mouth, and it is one mouthful by definition.
1nounamuse-boucheA tiny free taste sent out before the meal begins.
“The amuse-bouche was better than anything that followed.”
amuse-bouche is a dish.
French
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English, today
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Borrowed from French amuse-bouche.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA
Practised in Restaurant & Cafe