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Crumble

Meaning in culinary arts & cooking, with examples

nounCommon term

In culinary arts & cooking, crumble means: A baked dessert with fruit beneath a loose, crumbly topping of flour, fat and sugar.

In Turkish: kırıntı hamurlu meyve tatlısı, krambl

How it is used

The word can name the whole dessert or its crumb topping.

Example sentences

  1. The apple crumble had a crisp, buttery topping.

    The topping contrasts with the softer fruit underneath.

  2. Sprinkle the crumble mixture over the prepared pears.

    Here crumble modifies the mixture used to form the topping.

Common collocations

  • apple crumble
  • crumble topping
  • bakeTo cook food with dry heat in an oven, especially bread, cakes, pastry, biscuits and dishes covered with a crust or sauce.
  • pastry chefA chef who specialises in desserts, pastries, breads and other baked goods and usually runs the pastry section of a kitchen. Also called a pâtissier.

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