This phrase does not
amuse me! It immediately draws to mind
something I’d rather forget … about how poor we Brits are when speaking other
languages … in this instance: French … I have to admit I wish it had an English
equivalent … but it doesn’t …
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieNLXMtgpPXivsQ4m5SnwlR9H1RxgLPdYzIFqcwY4c97GhrdQh-XRxFPfLwqbRkBqdwn77ERYdG_0ftDugSa4gxtvcYuGph0HYBa7JU3ftMPq12YM_7xHq_i5K4Vtvg8Z5NyoAXUB4J_W3/w164-h200/7+Smoked+Salmon+on+Cucumber+in+a+Gazpacho+Sauce.JPG) |
Smoked salmon on Cucumber in a Gazpacho sauce
|
This was meant to be an
interim post about mouthfuls of delicious tasty food … but then curiosity
kicked in about the name, and the why, and the when …
Apparently it appeared
about the time of a 20th century reinvention 'Nouvelle Cuisine' – 1970s – 1980s – which characterised a
lighter, delicate emphasis on the food presented … but there’s no definitive
answer …
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEbhqe0APJ7_i5bkEPGV8h6106kvRfn78aW1Yn5mBlunl2J4rLfEEhwyljxi7i-JYTG1A_ScVv-dQbEH-OadQL9QZMMk-blOyXDGiZVo0Ido2C3zx3JeUbU6E2H_cfvBv7coSoyWXqce8h/s0/7+Parmesan+Pannacotta.jpg) |
Parmesan Pannacotta |
After my taste buds got
a-wondering … I decided I was not going into the grammar of ‘the phrase’ - way
too difficult for me.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAoIamjjAQS6eqew_hmgsHO8skkb_RFCotVOrGcNo4FtBIfWe9OygRGEeUfQI4LpCBxKB2oLChF5cNYLWZGzS3w0iPXf-AGV0AbZ1Vpc8WxY-NgPPHIGX-caeT5UsgA13l2e-FroXwz0iD/w192-h200/7+Hallucinogenic+mushrooms.JPG) |
Hallucinogenic Mushrooms |
Yet now having
investigated and found the episode ‘Amuse-Bouche (Hannibal)’ … I’ve rather gone
off food too … also … as is the interesting reference to a blogger, who
influences the episode – another something to ponder, or probably not, as the
case may be …
The amuse-bouche I’ve
seen on tv have always been (in my opinion) over-done creations and way too
large – they preferably should be a tasty morsel … not a few full-bite
appetisers … nor tummy filler! Nor
(again!) continually spoken about with appalling gaucheness … but then I’m a …
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8vMT3ZTM87IatDggxGGSI1-MlJtZixmQ-tAkNyh0qfEcSn-gbJ3z0w9LTDXkih5FP53lNHD5qcdxg81ThPv0h3XzS439U1LxO-8eakD0Dwt5AKryoSBPMbSRF-aiMtsqAZJR5oMU839H0/s320/7+Senses+of++Hearing+Touch+and+Taste+-+Breughel+the+Elder%252C+1618.jpg) |
Breughel the Elder's 1618 - Senses of Hearing, Touch and Taste |
They’re also meant to be
whatever you have to hand … by creating a tiny morsel of ‘delectitude’ … to
tempt the waters of the mouth … before serving the actual dinner …
… not
appetisers/pre-dinner nibbles … but just a tiny bite of flavour – whatever the
restaurant feels like tempting you with – no menu, no choice …
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpUryJPY0hw-WyXx4ESLhnBhW-lx14Xb4BVxTyCF8pnB8yjy1o2SVv_wgqK_yNK_qpwIB7-KP9sQaoBIL82xJGs9j5y4sPAtTep4KLlw89ucIlyv21RYHpEOovnZivxmg_M_bMHfI5a9Lq/s320/7+Selection+Nordic+Amuse-Bouche.JPG) |
Nordic delicacies of Amuse-Bouche |
Instead of Amuse-Bouche
– “mouth amuser” … you could use Amuse-Gueule … gueule being a snout … rather
like a snout in a trough … all manner of images now appear …
Having sauntered into a
pot-au-feu of anything a kitchen has available … I think I’ll saunter out to
grass with a glass for a while! ![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4PEOSwv8BgdlsASTzu_7OJLz0s7KgK7ovIS0ycNqfBgpxHorsHo02OvbkJ0CyGW7yabQUfd8njT9GKqUmgNq2-TLC56axlDG8M27Dp7tS5CIy0Ch06hKXW3lowlWEa-0KQ_v4aWei-_xS/s320/7+Menon%2527s+cover+page+of+his1742++treatise+on+La+Nnouvelle+Cuisine.jpg) |
1742 cover page for Menon's treatise on 'the new cuisine' |
So Amuse-Bouche
yourselves tonight before supper/dinner is served … while trying not to think of the Amuse-Bouche episode in the psychological thriller-horror series
Hannibal. All kinds of new stories could
be written …
These tasty morsels à la ‘Amuse-Bouche’ have now bored me … as I’ve
dragged this post out – but it needs to see the light of a hot day in the UK …
surprisingly there will be some sunburnt bods around … for us ‘tis warm!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgOHSsxv4bh7Q_WTwkaLOnRaklCIHx9V-Xbqj6VV-TO39BEFGXnMQpEnPXz7RwMGfM6Bw1CIErjYjV6V6z47_WOyJO54vV_gFGTDtdQz_gqtuNX4QKPZwwYEYg0p9OYxNt-wwBmSfMzs3f/s0/7+Jacques+Lameloise+-+Nouvelle+Cuisine+presentation.jpg) |
A Jacques Lameloise Nouvelle Cuisine presentation |
Enjoy the coming of
Autumn or the fulfilling of Spring … take care …
Amuse-Bouche ...
Amuse-Bouche (Hannibal) - detailing the 2nd episode of the first season of the tv thriller
Nouvelle Cuisine ...
I do have two more food oriented posts to follow at some stage - a film I'm seeing next week ... and another I picked up about helping ourselves eat to suit our world ...
Hilary Melton-Butcher
Positive Letters
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