Showing posts with label viennoiserie. Show all posts
Showing posts with label viennoiserie. Show all posts

Friday, July 15, 2016

#28 - Pâtisserie vs. Viennoiserie

Pâtisserie or viennoiserie?  The primary English translation for both is "pastry."  WordReference.com also suggests "cake" for pâtisserie and "viennoiserie" for viennoiserie--but that's not very helpful, is it?

As usual, I think it's best to let pictures do the talking.  Let's try a little quiz, shall we?

Viennoiserie or pâtisserie?
1.
That lovely trio--croissant (bottom), pain au chocolat (right), and pain aux raisins (left).

2.
Millefeuille 
(literally, "thousand leaves")

3.
Chouquettes!!!

4.
The éclair
(literally, "lightning" or "flash"!)

5.
Chausson aux pommes
 (literally, "apple slippers")
6.
Tarte au citron
And the answers are...