I have seen many interesting and delicious cakes, biscuits, chocolates and even savory items here. This is the largest of the places that I am doing work experiance. The shop was extremely busy yesterday for fathers day, Thierry had to rush down to the shop at 10.30 to make more cakes, each time he finished one it sold straight away! The French really have a culture for patisserie and gateaux for dessert on special days like fathers day but also during the week and especially weekends.
Obviously like England you can buy patisserie and gateaux in the supermarket, but alot of French people appreciate the hand crafted cakes and travel especially to buy from proper Patissier's, like they go to buy the bread from the Boulanger. Its a shame that in England bakers shops have died out from pressure of the supermarkets that supply everything that the consumer needs!
On Saturday I took a trip away from Strasbourg to look at the sights of neighbouring town Colmar... Incidently Theirry also has a shop here, it is stunning housed in a traditional Patisserie from years ago and still retains its beautiful original features.
Every weekend there is a tart of the week, this week was sweet pastry with pistachio creme patissiere, strawberries, rocket and vanilla olive oil. I was eager to try this combination. It was divine the light peppery taste of the rocket really complimented the strawberries and pistachios. luckily I remembered to take a picture of this one... During the week I had "Picudo", Apricot bavoroise with apricot compote and an olive oil sponge... Definitely I am consuming to many cakes, but I guess this is the idea of my trip. In just a few short weeks I have already gained some new ideas and learnt some new techniques and skills. Looking forward to what is in store in Paris and Annecy.
Sarah
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