Now we move to the dessert portion of this weeks posts: The classic French crêpes. As I mentioned the other day, a crepe is basically a thin French pancake traditionally served as a dessert.
Outside of France, I often see the crepe batter used as a galette batter. This, while not strictly traditional, is not necessarily [...]
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Categories: Desserts
Most people know what crêpes are (a kind of thin French pancake) but many aren’t familiar with the galette. Though the preparation and cooking method is very much like a crêpe, the flavor is quite different. Basically, a galette is savory and a crêpe is sweet. After missing my opportunity to have crêpes in Nantes, I had to make up for it in Paris. Easy enough to do, some of the best crêpes in Paris can be found at La Crêperie Bretonne near Gare Montparnasse. This little restaurant makes traditional savory galettes and sweet crêpes. |
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