kouign amann
noun [ U ] (also kouign-amann, kouign aman, kouign-aman) uk/ˌkwiːn əˈmɒn/ us/ˌkwiːn əˈmɑːn/
法式焦糖奶油酥
a type of sweet pastry made with a lot of butter, that is originally from Brittany in France
The coffee shop around the corner from the hotel serves the tastiest kouign-amann you will ever have.
Kouign amann is a buttery Breton cake.
I really want to try my hand at making kouign aman. 我很想试试自己做法式焦糖奶油酥。
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- Our server decided to give us a piece of the kouign amann with sour cherry.
- Similar to a croissant, kouign-amann is particularly delicious when paired with coffee.