Most of the traditional/national dishes from France are stews that are pretty similar to things I've already made or had -- and despite eating probably hundreds of them throughout my life and always wanting to make them, I had never attempted croissants. Internal debate over; easy decision. 😁
I went with three varieties: plain, chocolate chip, and pistachio. And while I didn't succeed in getting these 100% perfect (likely let the butter get too warm and/or rolled the dough out too roughly - i.e. it delaminated thus not creating a perfect interior lattice upon baking), they for sure were flaky and tasted great. I'll make them again sometime, but for this series, it's one and done per country, so on to Andorra we go....
This post is part of my project: "Around the World in Foodventures" (I decided I want to expand my culinary horizons even further by making the national dish or a popular recipe, or some signature food or traditional meal from every country in the world. Maybe it'll happen alphabetically, or by region, in random order, or something else. I figure if we can't (yet?) travel everywhere, we at least have the luxury of being able to taste it. It’ll be fun and interesting, but obviously, will take a long time to get through -- as I'll only be doing it once a week or so at most. I am chronicling the journey here.)
“If I’m an advocate of anything, it’s to move…Walk in someone else’s shoes or at least eat their food.” --Tony Bourdain
No comments:
Post a Comment