Patisserie is a word that refers to French pastries and the shops that sell them. While the origins of
pastries
can be traced back to ancient Mediterranean cultures, France is where the iconic choux and puff pastry were
developed and it was here patisserie was elevated into a fine art. Patisseries can now be found all over the
world,
but in France and Belgium, a shop needs to employ a maitre patissier before it can be legally called a
patisserie.
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