{"id":3922,"date":"2017-11-09T14:23:54","date_gmt":"2017-11-09T14:23:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.routeperfect.com\/?p=3922"},"modified":"2022-12-12T12:37:54","modified_gmt":"2022-12-12T12:37:54","slug":"foodie-guide-bread-pastries-trip-to-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/route.hostingwp.co.il\/blog\/foodie-guide-bread-pastries-trip-to-france\/","title":{"rendered":"Foodie Guide: Bread and Pastries for your Trip to France"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>French patisseries are popping up all over the world, and with good reason! France <span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">is home to some of the world&#8217;s most delicious bread and pastries.&nbsp; Take this list with you on your&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.routeperfect.com\/france\/\">trip to France<\/a><\/strong>, and make sure you don&#8217;t miss a single thing!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start RoutePerfect embedded trip code --><iframe style=\"border: none; width: 100%; height: 450px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.routeperfect.com\/embedded.php?id=ad0f5982\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2><b>Baguette: An obvious must for your&nbsp;trip to France&nbsp;<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This bread is the reason you came to France. You may have tried what they call a \u201cbaguette,\u201d but as soon as you sink your teeth into your first authentic French one, you will wonder where it\u2019s been all your life. In a country where bread is made&nbsp;fresh daily, they take it very seriously, and you\u2019ll know it from how awesome it tastes.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4091\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4091\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress-654234-3125347.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/French-baguette-against-street-in-Paris.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4091 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress-654234-3125347.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/French-baguette-against-street-in-Paris.jpg\" alt=\"French baguette against street in Paris\" width=\"1000\" height=\"691\" data-wp-pid=\"4091\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4091\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">French baguette on Parisian street<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<hr>\n<h2><b>Croissant: Buttery flaky&nbsp;perfection&nbsp;<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another thing that you may have tried at home but will never truly understand until you have one in France. &nbsp;A&nbsp;<em>real<\/em>&nbsp;croissants is a light, flaky, buttery, pure pastry perfection.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4095\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4095\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress-654234-3125347.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/shutterstock_706467802.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4095 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress-654234-3125347.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/shutterstock_706467802.jpg\" alt=\"Croissant. trip to France\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" data-wp-pid=\"4095\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4095\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">What about Croissant?)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<hr>\n<h2><b>Pain au chocolate: Warm chocolatey goodness&nbsp;<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oh, you\u2019re a normal living and breathing person who loves chocolate and has fallen in love with croissants? Excellent. Step up your croissant game with this amazing creation- a delicious buttery pastry with pieces of warm, soft chocolate baked in the middle<\/span><b>.<\/b><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4089\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4089\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress-654234-3125347.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Chocolate-croissants-pain-au-chocolat-with-tea-for-breakfast.-Selective-focus.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4089 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress-654234-3125347.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Chocolate-croissants-pain-au-chocolat-with-tea-for-breakfast.-Selective-focus.jpg\" alt=\"Chocolate croissants (pain au chocolat) with tea for breakfast. \" width=\"1000\" height=\"690\" data-wp-pid=\"4089\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4089\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pain au chocolate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<hr>\n<h2><b>Macaron: Beautiful and delicious&nbsp;<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Available in a wide range of colors and flavors, this sweet, meringue-based confection is both aesthetically beautiful and delicious. Between two meringues is a layer of buttercream frosting or jam, creating the perfect&nbsp;treat. I just love how they look and how they taste, and when I arrived&nbsp;home after my most recent trip to Paris, I was determined to try to make them. That is, until I saw how complicated the recipe was! Looks like macarons are a special treat that I\u2019ll just have to indulge in when I\u2019m in France.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4093\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4093\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress-654234-3125347.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Macaroons.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4093 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress-654234-3125347.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Macaroons.jpg\" alt=\"Macaroons in France\" width=\"1000\" height=\"663\" data-wp-pid=\"4093\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4093\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Colorful macaroons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<hr>\n<h2><b>Crepe: Like pancakes, but better&nbsp;<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Crepes are basically an incredible, amazing, delicious thin pancake (and lucky for you,&nbsp;authentic cr\u00eaperies can be found in most French towns)! You can choose from a variety of fillings including butter and sugar, jam, chocolate sauce, nutella, and fruit. Oh boy, so many choices means you\u2019ll just have to sample these a few times during your trip, right?<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4094\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4094\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress-654234-3125347.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/pancake-made-by-a-Paris-street-vendor.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4094 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress-654234-3125347.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/pancake-made-by-a-Paris-street-vendor.jpg\" alt=\"Crepe made by a Paris street vendor\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" data-wp-pid=\"4094\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4094\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Crepe made by a Paris street vendor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<hr>\n<h2><strong>\u00c9clair: Light, fluffy, creamy, and chocolatey&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>A choux pastry, traditionally filled with vanilla cream and topped with chocolate icing, these tasty treats can be found just about everywhere. Although these standard flavors are how they are classically prepared, more creative bakers will fill these pastries with different types of cream and top them with&nbsp;seriously varied&nbsp;types of icing!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4090\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4090\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress-654234-3125347.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Countertop-with-confectionery-appetizing-products-delicious-with-various-fillings-eclairs-food-and-beverage-concept.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4090 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress-654234-3125347.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Countertop-with-confectionery-appetizing-products-delicious-with-various-fillings-eclairs-food-and-beverage-concept.jpg\" alt=\"Various fillings eclairs\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" data-wp-pid=\"4090\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4090\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Various fillings eclairs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<hr>\n<h2><strong>Cr\u00e8me br\u00fbl\u00e9e: Burnt cream?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Everyone has heard of&nbsp;<span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">Cr\u00e8me br\u00fbl\u00e9e! You may have even tried a version of it in your hometown &#8211; but trust me when I say that you haven&#8217;t experienced true&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">Cr\u00e8me br\u00fbl\u00e9e goodness until you&#8217;ve had it in France! Break through the hard caramel to reach the creamy custard waiting underneath.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4096\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4096\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress-654234-3125347.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Sweet-caramel-custard-food-closeup.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4096 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress-654234-3125347.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Sweet-caramel-custard-food-closeup.jpg\" alt=\"Delicious Cr\u00e8me br\u00fbl\u00e9e\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" data-wp-pid=\"4096\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4096\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Delicious Cr\u00e8me br\u00fbl\u00e9e<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"firstHeading\" class=\"firstHeading\" lang=\"en\"><strong>Canel\u00e9 de Bordeaux: Rum all day, every day<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Originating in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.routeperfect.com\/france\/aquitaine\/bordeaux\/\">Bordeaux<\/a>, this treat is flavored with rum and vanilla, surrounded by a caremalized crust and filled with custard. Need we say more?<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4092\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4092\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress-654234-3125347.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Holding-a-traditional-Bordeaux-sweet-cake-called-Canele-outdoors-on-the-street-near-the-Grand-theatre-building-in-Bordeaux.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4092 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress-654234-3125347.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Holding-a-traditional-Bordeaux-sweet-cake-called-Canele-outdoors-on-the-street-near-the-Grand-theatre-building-in-Bordeaux.jpg\" alt=\"Traditional Bordeaux sweet cake\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" data-wp-pid=\"4092\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4092\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Traditional Bordeaux sweet cake &#8211; Canele, near the Grand theater<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<hr>\n<h2><strong>Bugnes Lyonnaises: Angel Wings<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>A French speciality hailing from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.routeperfect.com\/france\/rhone-alpes\/lyon\/\">Lyon&nbsp;<\/a>and&nbsp;Saint-\u00c9tienne, these fried treats are especially popular before Lent. Lyon&#8217;s versions of this fried pastry are rolled out thinly and knotted once or twice before being fried in very hot oil, resulting in crispy perfection. They also come thicker, known as &#8220;pillows&#8221; which are made from unknotted dough that isn&#8217;t as thinly rolled.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4088\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4088\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress-654234-3125347.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/bugne.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4088 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress-654234-3125347.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/bugne.jpg\" alt=\"Bugnes Lyonnaises\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" data-wp-pid=\"4088\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4088\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bugnes Lyonnaises<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<hr>\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__title xs-mb1 bold\"><strong><span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">Tarte trop\u00e9zienne: Giant cream puff&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.routeperfect.com\/france\/provence-alpes-cote-dazur\/st-tropez\/\">St Tropez<\/a>&nbsp;is home to this heavenly dessert &#8211; a large cream filled pastry. Some say it&#8217;s pretty much a cream-filled brioche, which is like a giant cream puff!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4097\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4097\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress-654234-3125347.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Tarte-Tropezienne-a-specialty-cake-on-the-Cote-dAzur-in-France.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4097 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress-654234-3125347.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Tarte-Tropezienne-a-specialty-cake-on-the-Cote-dAzur-in-France.jpg\" alt=\"Tarte Tropezienne, a specialty cake on the Cote d'Azur in France\" width=\"1000\" height=\"615\" data-wp-pid=\"4097\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4097\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tarte Tropezienne, a specialty cake on the Cote d&#8217;Azur in France<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<hr>\n<p>Use our <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.routeperfect.com\/\">itinerary builder<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;to plan your next vacation in France and once you&#8217;re back, let us know which of these desserts was the winning one for you!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>French patisseries are popping up all over the world, and with good reason! France is home to some of the world&#8217;s most delicious bread and pastries.&nbsp; Take this list with you on your&nbsp;trip to France, and make sure you don&#8217;t miss a single thing! Baguette: An obvious must for your&nbsp;trip to France&nbsp; This bread is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":8188,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[261,2],"tags":[116,311,561,556,560,559,112,115,558,139,89,87,92,557,307,136,564,113,147,563,415,16,19,20,562],"class_list":["post-3922","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-europe-travel","category-france-travel","tag-baguette","tag-bordeaux","tag-bugnes","tag-cake","tag-canele","tag-creme-brulee","tag-crepe","tag-croissant","tag-eclair","tag-europe","tag-food","tag-france","tag-french-cuisine","tag-french-dessert","tag-holiday","tag-honeymoon","tag-lyon","tag-macaron","tag-paris","tag-saint-tropez","tag-solo-travel","tag-travel","tag-trip","tag-trip-planning","tag-tropezienne"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/route.hostingwp.co.il\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3922","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/route.hostingwp.co.il\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/route.hostingwp.co.il\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/route.hostingwp.co.il\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/route.hostingwp.co.il\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3922"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/route.hostingwp.co.il\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3922\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9162,"href":"https:\/\/route.hostingwp.co.il\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3922\/revisions\/9162"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/route.hostingwp.co.il\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8188"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/route.hostingwp.co.il\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3922"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/route.hostingwp.co.il\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3922"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/route.hostingwp.co.il\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3922"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}