French Bakeries

30 July 2010By Zhu 17 Comments

And that’s it… back to Canada. I’m glad it’s August and the weather will still be hot. It’s harder to come back from traveling when you are facing a total different climate, like we did last year, in March, from Buenos Aires to Toronto.

To close this French series, I wanted to make you drool. Yes, I’m sadistic.

I love French bakeries. There is one at every corner and they all carry fresh bread, croissants, pains au chocolat and pains aux raisin. They also have their specialties, from elaborate cakes to simple fruit pies. I don’t really have a favorite, it depends on my mood, I guess it would be between: raspberry chausson and éclair (long thin pastry made with filled with a cream and topped with icing)…. But trust me, they are all good!

See you guys in Canada!

You can follow our French trip here on Flickr: France (2010).

Bread

French Bread

At the Bakery

Strawberry Pies	Flan
Éclairs et Religieuses	Fruit Pies
Macarons	Rasberries Pie
Pains au Chocolat et Croissants	Pain au Chocolat aux Amandes
Pies and Cakes	Meringues

Mille-Feuilles

17 Comments »

Tanya said:

The bread! I miss it so much.

# 5 August 2010 at 11:09 pm

London Caller said:

French bakery? No, we usually call it a “patisserie” here in England.
It’s kinda posh – Ha ha!

Anyway, I am so hungry now!!! Ha ha…
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# 3 August 2010 at 8:11 pm

Zhu (author) said:

@Mark W – Sorry! Even I’m drooling looking back at the pics Can you recommend a good bakery in Ottawa?

@Delph – Oups, désolée

@Ines –

@Tulsa Gentleman – I’m like you, I can pass on cakes but bread is very important.

@RSA Course – Sorry!

@Lizz – Flan is nice, a bit like egg tarts.

@Linguist-in-Waiting – Yes, we left in december 08 but came back in March 2009. It feels it was years ago to me…

@Nigel – Yep, that’s me, the evil one

@kyh – You will have to travel to France, then!

@expatraveler – Funny isn’t it! I didn’t gain any weight in France and trust me, I eat very well.

@Soleil – If you want, you can even download the large version of the pics for additional torture. I have two of these in my kitchen, hung above the table.

@Accounting – France is a not a country where people diet much I think, too many good stuff to try!

@Celine – Thank you!

@micki – Thank you so much! I enjoy sharing the pictures and stories, and it’s also motivating me to discover the world.

# 2 August 2010 at 7:52 pm