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a cookie so thin it bends like roof tiles before it forgets how to be flat
means A thin, crisp wafer cookie, often curved over a mold while still warm so it sets in a graceful arch.
from Straight from the French word 'tuile,' meaning 'tile' — the kind that overlaps on a rooftop. That French 'tuile' descends from the Latin 'tegula,' a roof tile, rooted in the verb 'tegere,' to cover. The cookie earns the name by being draped over a rolling pin or curved form as it cools, mimicking the gentle curve of terracotta roof tiles — a cousin, by the way, of words like 'protect' and 'tegument,' all from that same covering instinct.
- name origin
- French for roof tile, which it mimics curved
- hot window
- shapeable for mere seconds before it snaps brittle
- draped warm
- laid over rolling pins to set its curve
- almond classic
- traditional version studded with sliced almonds
- savory cousin
- chefs make cheese and bread tuiles too
tuile cookie — french rolled wafer cookie shaped like a roof tile, originated in provence
roman roof tile — curved clay tile used in roman architecture, standard barrel tile design from 1st century ce