#205 canape

canape- a small piece of bread, toast, etc. spread with a savoury topping

- C19 from French- sofa

No, the true Christmas canape is the single mouthful: a well sourced and perfectly roasted cocktail sausage, better still one wrapped in bacon as a reminder that Christmas lunch is actually about all the things that aren't the turkey, ditto balls of indulgent sausage meat stuffing.

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