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The tarte Tatin (French pronunciation: [taʁt tatɛ̃]), named after the Tatin sisters who invented it and served it in their hotel as its signature dish, is a pastry in which the fruit (usually apples) is caramelized in butter and sugar before the tart is baked. It originated in France but has spread to other countries over the years.
Flammekueche , Flammkuchen (Standard German), or tarte flambée , is a speciality of the region of Alsace, [1] German-speaking Moselle, Baden and the Palatinate. [2] It is composed of bread dough rolled out very thinly in the shape of a rectangle or oval, which is covered with fromage blanc or crème fraîche , thinly sliced onions and lardons .
The French word tarte can be translated to mean either pie or tart, as both are mainly the same except a pie usually covers the filling in pastry, while flans and tarts leave it open. [1] While many tarts are also tart, in the sense of sour in taste, this appears to be a coincidence; the etymologies of the two senses of the word are quite separate.
Riz à l'impératrice – Rice pudding dish in French haute cuisine; Soufflé – Egg-based baked dish; Tarte conversation – French pastry; Tarte Tatin – Caramelised fruit tart; Teurgoule – Rice pudding from Normandy; Yule log – Traditional Christmas dessert; Galette des Rois – Kings' cake. Traditionally served between January 6th–12th.
Sugar pie is a dessert in northern French and Belgian cuisine, where it is called tarte au sucre.It is also popular in Canada. Various type of tarte au sucre are made. Some are a leavened dough topped with beet sugar or brown sugar, others have a crust containing a homogeneous sugar mixture which is similar to caramel after baking.
Quiche (/ ˈ k iː ʃ / KEESH) is a French tart consisting of a pastry crust filled with savoury custard and pieces of cheese, meat, seafood or vegetables. A well-known variant is quiche lorraine, which includes lardons or bacon. Quiche may be served hot, warm or cold.
An element common to some tortes is sweet icing (exceptions are several French tortes, such as Gâteau Mercédès and Gâteau Alcazar). When the cake is layered, a thick covering of icing is placed between the layers, and there is almost always icing on the tops and sides of the torte. An example is the whiskey cake. A number of European tortes ...
French galette des rois (kings' cake). Frangipane (/ ˈ f r æ n dʒ ɪ p æ n,-p eɪ n / FRAN-jih-pa(y)n) is a sweet almond-flavoured custard, typical in French pastry, used in a variety of ways, including cakes and such pastries as the Bakewell tart, conversation tart, Jésuite and pithivier. [1]