You've likely enjoyed a croissant at one time or another. Perhaps it was at a local deli or you bought some at the grocery store. Now is the time to forget every memory you may have of a croissant as you will taste how they are meant to be while you are in Paris.
At boulangeries and cafés across the city, you will be able to find croissants for breakfast, or perhaps for a snack on the go usually for about 1 or 1.5 Euros.
Last year, the french newspaper Le Figaro surveyed the city in search of the best and came up with the top 31 places for croissants. [Note: Visit a few of these establishments and you will also find some of the city's finest pâtisserie (pastry) treats.]
Besides the traditional croissant, they also come in a number of variations, such as:
- Un croissant aux amandes - (almond croissant) - filled with almond cream and topped with almond slivers.
- Un pain au chocolat - instead of a crescent-shaped pastry, you will find it in a rectangular shape filled with rich, dark chocolate.
- Une chocolatine - another name for a "pain au chocolat" in the South of France.
You won't find that you'll need to add butter - as they are savory enough to enjoy on their own. Order a coffee, tea or orange juice with breakfast, and you will start your day off in a typical french way.
By Margaret Li on Sunday, May 25, 2008 @ 7:05 PM
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