barchetta

/bahr-KEH-tah/
[Corsican] plural barchette

"Little boat." Small boat-shaped pastries about 2 inches (5 cm) long, which can be made from puff pastry, short pastry, rice, semolina or vegetables. They can have either sweet or savoury fillings. It also refers to the tin in which they are cooked.

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