The phrase "a small nibble" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a small bite of food or a minor amount of something, often in a casual or informal context.
Example: "After a long day, I only had a small nibble of the cheese platter before heading to bed."
Alternatives: "a tiny bite" or "a little taste".
The night we were at Sasagin the otoshi -- a small nibble automatically set before customers -- was a marvelous chunky mélange of different fish prepared nanban-zuke (southern barbarian) style.
Bill of fare, and a word about otoshi At all the restaurants listed here, and at most other pubs and supper clubs in Japan, the bill includes a charge for otoshi -- a small nibble automatically set before customers.
Schizophrenia researcher Irving Gottesman of the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, notes that the studies represent a small nibble in a very large pie, because the great majority of patients in both samples did not have rare deletions.
We decided to sit by the bar to grab a drink and a small nibble.
No, we take a small nibble out of a caramel cream and dump the remains back in the box or grab a bite of a dark chocolate-covered cherry and then discard it to its holding place next to the English toffee.
Play it up, take a small nibble, but pretend it's huge.
Relief was not long in coming; Mr. Xiradakis began sending out a stream of small nibbles, beginning with thin, chewy bits of ventreche, or cured pork belly, a local specialty.
The food came in Chengdu-banquet style: everything on a lazy susan, with small nibbles followed by a long arc of courses.
Rather than trying to wolf down your Marmite in a few huge bites, instead, take small nibbles to begin.
Many of us go through life with an array of undone tasks, large and small, nibbling at our conscience.
We hope this was not the end of Washington's plans to deal with a rapidly growing problem that does not lend itself to temporary fixes or small nibbles.
