Emibonweni yobuciko, leli gama en croute (elibizwa ngokuthi "ku-KROOT") libonisa ukudla okuhlanganiswe inhlama ye-pastry bese kubhaka kuhhavini. Inhlama ingaba inhlama ejwayelekile ye-pie noma i-puff pastry. Futhi le nto ingabhakwa esitsheni noma ivele ihlanganiswe ku-pastry futhi ibhakwe ku-rack.
Ngamanye amazwi, uma uzwa okuthile ku-croute, ukuthi kusho ukuthini ngokuyinhloko ukuthi yi-pie ebhodini elithile.
Omunye wamalungiselelo athandwa kakhulu yi- aumon en croute noma i-salmon ebhakakwe emasakeni, futhi kukhona ukuhlukahluka okwejwayelekile.
Ngokuvamile bazokwakhiwa emigqeni, ngokuqala ngendwangu yamakhekhe, bese kuba khona uhlobo oluthile lwezinhlanzi, njenge-pike, bese kuthi i-salmon, i-truffles, enye ingqimba ye-forcemeat njalonjalo, ngaphambi kokusayina nomunye ungqimba i-pastry phezulu. Kubalulekile ukusika imbobo ekhoneni eliphakeme ukuze uvumele umshayeli uphume ngenkathi upheka.
Enye yama-classic en croute zokupheka yi- Beef Wellington , noma ngesiFulentshi, i-boeuf en croute. Lokhu akuyona i-pie ebhokisini kodwa kunomhlaba wonke wenkomo owenziwe ngesilwane bese ugoqwa inhlama ye-pastry kanye ne-foie gras, i-thinly lliced ham ephulukisiwe, kanye nomunwe owenziwe ngamakhowe oqoshiwe futhi ujabulelwe nge-brandy.
Ngokwesiko, uhlobo lwe-pastry elisetshenzisiwe luyi-pastry inhla elula ebizwa ngokuthi i-pâte à pâté, noma i-pâté pastry. Kodwa namuhla, ukudla okugcobayo kusetshenziselwa ukupheka okuningi kwe-croute. Umehluko wukuthi umqubu wokugcoba, owenziwe ngokugquma nokuphindaphinda inhlama ye-pastry ukuze udale amakhulu ezendlalelo, uzozikhukhumeza uma upheka futhi uphaphathekile, kanti ukudla okuqondile kuzohlala kuhle.
Isihluthulelo ngokulungisa izinto en croute ukuthi kungakhathaliseki ukuthi kuthatha isikhathi eside ukupheka ukudla kuze kube yilapho kuluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka segolide kuyona isikhathi esingakanani esichitha kuhhavini. Njengoba i-salmon ipheka ngokushesha, ivame ukusebenza kahle. Ngokufanayo, i-tenderloin yenkomo yilungiselelo elihle kakhulu elingajwayelekile- ngakho-ke liyikhethelo elihle. (Ungasesha ngaphandle kwe-tenderloin ngaphambi kokukufaka ngaphakathi kwe-pastry.)
Ngokufanayo ne-brie ushizi, okudinga ngempela ukuba kuhhavini isikhathi eside ngokwanele ukuze uncibilike. (I-Brie en croute iyakhonzwa njenge-dessert. Ushizi uvame ukuphekwa ushukela obomvu , i-sinamoni nama-walnuts ngaphambi kokuwufaka emasakeni bese uwubhaka.)