It wasn’t until we were in Lourdes that we got the opportunity to try out France’s popular baba au rhum (or rum baba) at Little Flower resto-café. It is essentially a yeast cake (usually portion-sized) that is soaked in a rum-based syrup and topped with whipped cream. And it pretty much tastes very much the…
Tag: France
The Euro Diaries: Canelé and Saucisse de Toulouse in Toulouse
The canelé (or cannelé) was a wonderful little discovery we made quite by chance while in Toulouse. The unassuming, striated cylindrical, mini-cupcake-like pastry didn’t seem like anything out of the ordinary until I bit into it. The dark, caramelised crust was a bit hard and chewy, while the core was softer and lighter. You could…
The Euro Diaries: Crêpes and Onion Soup in Paris
Move over, croissants. Crêpes are our new favourite French mangerie. And there’s certainly no shortage of them wherever you go in France! Big crêpes, small crêpes; sweet crêpes, savoury crêpes (galettes); folded crêpes, rolled crêpes. Imagine it and they have it. So much so that on one day during our stay, I had crêpe for…
The Eat Log 