noun
- Plural of galette; a thin, crisp French cake or cookie, often round and flat.
- Plural of galette; a savory or sweet pastry with a filling, typically folded into a rustic, free-form shape.
Usage: Common in French cuisine and pastry shops
Usage: Often refers to French-style tarts or pies with fruit or vegetable fillings
Examples
- The bakery displayed rows of butter galettes in the window.
- She made apple galettes for dessert, folding the pastry edges over the filling.
- These chocolate galettes are perfect with afternoon tea.
- The chef prepared vegetable galettes as an appetizer.
- Galettes are easier to make than traditional pies because they don't require a pie dish.
- We bought fresh galettes from the French patisserie.