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A dessert that calls itself meaningless then layers cake, custard, and booze to spite you.
means A thing of little value or importance — or a layered English dessert of sponge, custard, fruit, and cream.
from From Old French 'trufle,' a diminutive of 'trufe,' meaning mockery or a tall tale — a thing said in jest. The sense slid from 'idle joke' to 'idle trinket,' and the dessert arrived later, the name a wink at how slight and indulgent it is.
- name origin
- From Old French trufle, meaning something trivial
- savory disaster
- A famous sitcom added beef to one
- layer rule
- Always served in glass to flaunt strata
- boozy base
- Sponge soaked in sherry is traditional
- close cousin
- Italian zuppa inglese means English soup
for instance
trifle the dessert — british layered pudding with sponge, custard, jam, and cream, documented in recipes since the 1600s
trifles act 1598 — english legal statute that allowed judges to dismiss minor criminal cases without full proceedings