What is amuse buche?

Answer 1

An amuse-bouche is a sort of pre-appetizer, a bite or two of something tasty, like something you might get at a cocktail party. It's usually served at the very beginning of a meal with an aperitif (before-dinner drink).

The original French term is "amuse-gueule," (roughly pronounced "gull"), which has the same meaning as the above, but is more commonly heard among the French. I'm curious about the term amuse-bouche: When I do an internet search, all links for amuse-bouche are in English, but searches on "amuse-gueule" return mostly French results.

I used to be a chef, and traveled in France. French people said "gueule," but I hear the term "bouche" in the U.S. Is it a canadianism? The word "buche" as in the question means "log." Let us not amuse our logs.

Answer 2

An Amuse Buche is a small, single bite of food that is created for the sole purpose of amusing the mouth as a prelude to more courses to come. The person eating it should always want more.

Answer 3

Amuse-buche and amuse-geules can be loosely translated as fun (tease) the mouth and hors d'oeuvre literally means outside the work, not part of the main meal. Whatever you decide to call them, they all make perfect little bites to "open" the meal or served "en masse" as the stars of the party.

Answer 4

Amuse the mouth...a gift from the kitchen, in a restaurant, that is intended to stimulate your appetite.

Answer 5

It is when chef is having a lot of free time and do creative thing to amuse you

Answer 6

They're like appetizers, only smaller portions. Just a couple bites to stimulate the appetite.

Answer 7

Loosely translated in French - - - Tease the Mouth......