This seems to really exist as a name for a type of bisquit, although without the final ‘s’ (Asse is a place in Belgium, so like “Dijon mustard” this just means “cookies from Asse”).
langue de chat
means “cat tongue” and that one definitely exists as a name for a type of bisquit.
using vaguely European sounding words
TBF to OP, yes Japan (and other countries) does often do that. I always like to hold against that the example of “Western” people getting tattoos of Chinese symbols they know nothing about.
This seems to really exist as a name for a type of bisquit, although without the final ‘s’ (Asse is a place in Belgium, so like “Dijon mustard” this just means “cookies from Asse”).
means “cat tongue” and that one definitely exists as a name for a type of bisquit.
TBF to OP, yes Japan (and other countries) does often do that. I always like to hold against that the example of “Western” people getting tattoos of Chinese symbols they know nothing about.
Nice, I didn’t know about couque biscuits. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Couque_de_Dinant