Monday, November 26, 2007

GUIMAUVE

GUIMAUVE watercolor - Paris Breakfasts This last trip to Paris I learned to love GUIMAUVE!
GUIMAUVE - Paris BreakfastsThese chocolate-covered guimauve or marshmallows are called "Nounours" at patisserie PAIN DE SUCRE. Nounours after the chocolate covered bears made by HARIBO - les nounours à la guimauve, for kiddiwinks.
GUIMAUVE watercolor - Paris BreakfastsA great fuss is made over marshmallows in France...
GUIMAUVE - Paris BreakfastsHere they are in PAIN DE SUCRE's windows in exotic flavors - safron and cassis. I nearly got arrested for taking this picture...again!
GUIMAUVE - Paris Breakfasts Chocolatier Gerard Mulot has them too.
GUIMAUVE - Paris Breakfasts Boissier in multi-colors and multi-flavors.
GUIMAUVE - Paris Breakfasts I bought a packet of these guimauve tied up in knots at La Mere de Famille, planning to paint them... I ate them instead.
GUIMAUVE - Paris BreakfastsThese distant relatives to our American marshmallows march to a different tune. They are less sugary and come in many, many subtle flavors. Plus they cost A LOT MORE than their US cousins!
Laduree - Paris BreakfastsThe best way I can describe them is to imagine you are biting into a pastel Laduree box...
GUIMAUVE - Paris Breakfasts There were piles of them at the Salon du Chocolat.
GUIMAUVE - Paris Breakfasts And they come covered in dark and white chocolate too. I love the way the French take a kid's candy and make it sophisticated. They give it a witty twist that engages your mind as well as your taste buds...
GUIMAUVE - Paris BreakfastsI couldn't not show you these HELLO KITTY guimauve!
Anyone know where you can find guimauve in the US?
Dean & Deluca used to have them..no more :(
Marcolini does have them at $13 a pop :(
PS Merisi just mentioned the wonders of American S'MORES...
Just to clarify -
Guimauve is the Audrey Hepburn of marshmallows!

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