French baked goods: Having your ‘viennoiserie’ and naming it too
Issued on: 14/03/2024 – 14:48 06:35 FRENCH CONNECTIONS © FRANCE 24 Whether they’re called a “chocolatine” or a “pain au chocolat”, a “pain au raisin” or an “escargot”, French pastries are meant to taste good! In this edition we explore some of the often confusing – and even potentially embarrassing – terms for French baked […]
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Whether they’re called a “chocolatine” or a “pain au chocolat”, a “pain au raisin” or an “escargot”, French pastries are meant to taste good! In this edition we explore some of the often confusing – and even potentially embarrassing – terms for French baked goods. We also discover how madeleines were not Marcel Proust’s initial choice for his famed novel’s voyage back in time.
