a technique in which ingredients (fish, most often) are wrapped in foil or parchment paper and baked in the oven.
• (n.) a small piece of paper on which women roll up their hair to make it curl; a curl paper.
A cooking technique in which food is wrapped in paper or foil pouch and then baked so that the food steams in its own moisture and the pouch puffs.
Pap'il·lote noun [ French, from papillon a butterfly.] a small piece of paper on which women roll up their hair to make it curl; a curl paper.