I have to make a confession today. I’m officially in love with ….French Pâtisserie. At my first visit to the shop, I've thrown out 20 euro without any second thoughts for a box of various tartlets, éclairs and all that other mouth-watering treats. I had no idea how most of them were named and which taste it’s going to have, but you know what? I haven’t made a single wrong choice! Each and every piece was so utterly delicious that I came back the next day, and the next day and almost every day after that…. I've just recently got over this addiction to try each and every pastry they make here at Besançon as each patisserie has a few peculiar types of cake that you won’t find at the competitors place next door.
So, after a delicious meal of seafood and wine, don’t forget to grab one of the next French pastries for desert. You'll never know the real taste of France, till you'll try one of these pastries! 1. Éclair au Chocolat
via Flickr.
I
don’t know how they manage to have this amazing moisture filling that soaks the
whole éclair with deep chocolate taste… And the icing is firm on the top and
starts melting in your mouth once you make the first bite. Check out the
story of how éclairs were inventedhere.
There’s
nothing better than grabbing a few of these + espresso and enjoy your morning
on a café terrace doing my favorite thing - people watching.
2. Tarte Framboise
via Flickr Amazing twin sister to the previous one, Same delicious crème bedding and lots of strawberries on top. 3 Tartelette aux fraises via Flickr 4. La Figue |
via Memphistanista
A greenish delight to be found almost at every patisserie. Sweet gooey icing hides thick milky cream inside. Loads of cream :)
5. Opera Cake
via Flickr
Served in small rectangle bars, it’s an amazing treat consisting of few layers of cake, well-soaked in coffee syrup and layers of chocolate paste + coffee butter cream.It was originally created in 1955 at Dalloyau patisserie in Paris and named after a dancer from the Opera House, who came to the shop and appealed to the wife of the owner.
6. Macarons
via Flickr
Of
all colors and tastes! Strawberry, mango, floral, pistachio – you name it!
There
are more combinations that you can imagineJWith Laduree and Pierre Herme being
the most luxurious and well-known brands, there are still lots of other bakers
who mastered the skill of creating perfect macarons. I've discoveredamazing
ones in Dole.
7. Brioche Praline Rose
via Flickr Made of light and buttery dough and generously sprinkled with candied nuts in rose syrup (my guess) and occasionally covered in sugar powder. Mmm. Pure delight!8. Tarte au citron |
via Flickr
For all things lemon lovers like me. A crunchy basket full of
amazing lemonish (not that sour!), jelly-like filling.
9. Tarte au chocolat
via Flickr The same thin crunchy basket filled with rich-flavored chocolate pasta. 10. Paris-Brest via Flickr A cake sandwich made of two beagle-like buns and lots think coffee cream inside and thin peanut slices on top. The name was given after a bike race between Paris and Brest as someone said the cake resembled a bike wheel (huh?)11. Religieuse via Ouga Shop Consists of two tries of pastry and filled in with yummy cream. Covered with various icings of all colors and beautiful cream decorations, so that each one reminds me of a cute cream castle. 12. Tarte tatin via Flickr And apple tart, that’s baked pastry side upped and flipped back before serving, so that the delicious brown sugar and butter covered the apples in a caramel crust.13. Marie Antoinette via Paris Patisserie
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via Portfolio of Patisserie
I’ve tried this one atLa Pâtisserie des Rêvesin Paris and the taste was so close to
fresh mangoes I’ve eaten back in Indonesia.
20. Grand Cru
via Rodelia For everyone who are officially having long, solid relationships with chocolate. The desert consists of numerous layer of chocolate, chocolate biscuit and a thin layer of praline.21 Chocolate Bouchons via Flickr You just make the first bite and you don’t notice how the whole box of these little choco devils is gone… 22. Le Merveilleux
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