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Monday, November 26, 2007
This last trip to Paris I learned to love GUIMAUVE!
These 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.
A great fuss is made over marshmallows in France...
Here they are in PAIN DE SUCRE's windows in exotic flavors - safron and cassis. I nearly got arrested for taking this picture...again!
Chocolatier Gerard Mulot has them too.
Boissier in multi-colors and multi-flavors.
I bought a packet of these guimauve tied up in knots at La Mere de Famille, planning to paint them... I ate them instead.
These 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!
The best way I can describe them is to imagine you are biting into a pastel Laduree box...
There were piles of them at the Salon du Chocolat.
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...
I 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 :(
Just to clarify -
Guimauve is the Audrey Hepburn of marshmallows!
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