Boulangerie, crêperie, fromagerie … just add ie. Many shops in France take the ending “ie” just as in English they take the ending “y” – bakery is boulangerie, laundry is laverie – but not every artisanal store in France has a direct “y” translation. La bijouterie = the jewellery store La blanchisserie = the laundry La boiserie =Continue reading “Boulangerie, crêperie, fromagerie … just add ie”
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What is an Éclair?
What is an Éclair? Enter any patisserie or boulangerie in Paris, and you will find éclairs. An éclair is a sweet French pastry – an elongated choux (puff) pastry topped with glacé icing, such as chocolate, coffee, or caramel, sliced in the middle and filled with whipped vanilla cream. Before 1850, the éclair used to be called pain à laContinue reading “What is an Éclair?”