0 a small square piece of bread that is fried or toasted (= heated until it is dry and brown), added to soup or a salad just before you eat it -- （食用前放入湯或沙拉中的）油煎麵包塊，烤麵包塊
What is the current status of crouton, for example, or entree, a la carte, or vive la difference?
I suppose that that counts as the crouton affair.
The dish may be eaten with raisins, almonds or bread croutons.
The soup base is often topped with a slice of bread (a croute or crouton).
It is often finished by being placed under a grill in a ramekin with croutons and gruyre melted on top.
Crouton later became a more efficient police officer, even if he was sometimes a bit slow on deductions.
