Typical sweet treats in France

Hello Erasmus travellers!

I would like to tell you lots of things about my Erasmus experience in France, a beautiful country, which is very interesting and with a lovely culture.

As you already know, one of the best things about French culture and the country. in general, is its food. French cuisine is one of the best in the world and I was lucky enough to be able to try some of their traditional dishes during my Erasmus experience.

Today, I am going to start off with something that I'm sure that everybody likes, and that also really stands out in French culture: their sweet-treats.

The pastry and bread shops in France are renowned all over the world, and, if you stay in France, you'll realise the huge amount of amazing pastry shops that they have in their cities, and the incredible desserts that they make here.

I am going to tell you about some of these sweet-treats that you can't miss out on if you visit this European country.

Macaroons

Macaroons are one of the most typical, famous, and sought-after French treats in the whole world.

These cakes are traditionally French and Italian, although their make-up varies a little from country to country.

They are made with egg white, ground almonds, sugar and powdered sugar. This treat has its origins in the French court in the 16th Century, although it wasn't until the 19th Century that they began to make them in the same way that they do now. Which, nowadays, is the way in which the macaroons are composed of two halves, with a filling in the middle. They are very eye-catching due to their colours, as macaroons have very strong and bright colours which usually demonstrate the different flavours, creating multi-coloured shop windows, boxes and trays.

Croissant

If there is a pastry that's going to pop straight into your head when you think of France, it would be the croissant, made with a ton of flaky pastry and very special butter. It is also known as "cruasán" in Spanish, as well as other names such as "half moon" (medialuna) due to its shape.

In reality, this pastry actually has its origins in Austria, specifically the city of Vienna. It's thought that it began as a celebration at the end of the 17th Century before the Ottoman, so, in reality, the famous shape of the croissant was due to the half moon shape which represented the Turkish.

But after, France was the country that made them popular, revealing its recipe and including it as one of the most typical breakfasts of the country. So, now that you know that the Croissant isn't really French, but still, you have to have one when you are in France as it is a part of their culture.

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