Possible Clues:

• Tiny bit (recycled COUPONS)
• Little bit of broth's available we hear
• A little liquid refreshment before study
• On first course study only a little
• A little bit in cup soon dissolving
• After initial course, study little
• Starter, perhaps, requiring study to get flavour
• We hear first course is cooking: taste?
• Just a taste
• Exchange coupons for a small amount