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proof that smaller crust means bigger ego, served in a single defiant bite
means A small open pastry shell filled with sweet or savory ingredients, made for a single serving.
from From French 'tartelette,' a diminutive of 'tarte' (tart), which traces back through Old French to Late Latin 'torta,' meaning a round loaf or twisted bread — so a tartlet is, quite literally, a little twist on a little tart.
- suffix
- the -let means tiny, like piglet or eaglet
- bake-off weapon
- a soggy bottom here has ended TV dreams
- french roots
- tarte gave us both tart and flirt-adjacent slang
- structural feat
- holds liquid filling with mere baked pastry walls
- portion control
- individual size guarantees nobody steals your slice
for instance
linzer torte — austrian jam-filled pastry tart from linz, dating to the 17th century
french tarte tatin — caramelized apple tart invented by the tatin sisters in sologne, france in the 1880s