bonne bouche

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On his nightstand the day I asked to see it: “The White Nile” by Alan Moorehead, a book about educational policies, another on great speeches of history and an amusing bonne bouche by G.K.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2023

Many other insects, highly repugnant to the European, are a bonne bouche for the natives.

From The Philippine Islands by Foreman, John

"Now it's your turn, Goualeuse," said the Chourineur; "I keep my history till last, as a bonne bouche."

From The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 1 of 6 by Sue, Eugène

I kept back the item about specimens being buried under the writing, as a sort of bonne bouche; and as matters turned out, never told a soul about it.

From The Recipe for Diamonds by Hyne, Charles John Cutcliffe Wright

Time, who has been denominated Edax rerum, certainly had as yet left her untouched, reserving her for a bonne bouche on some future occasion.

From Percival Keene by Marryat, Frederick