Food Trip épisode 39 : LA PÂTISSERIE ABIDJANAISE, MA MAISON
Dans la courte liste de mes endroits préférés, il y a la pâtisserie abidjanaise en première place. Elle détrône l’hôtel ivoire qui était mon endroit favori avant sa fermeture durant la crise.
L’Abidjanaise (c’est comme ça que je l’appelle) a été témoin de mes disputes, de mes amitiés, de leurs pertes, de mes ruptures. C’est un endroit qui est un peu comme une seconde maison pour moi.
Il fut un temps où je mangeais chaque samedi un gâteau d’anniversaire (je rigole). J’ai une certaine maîtrise d’une grande partie de leur gâteau (cela n’a rien à voir avec la phrase précédente).
Je vais décrire ici ceux que j’aime bien manger quand je m’y rends maintenant.
Voici donc pour mes plaisirs sucrés de l’Abidjanaise.
For those who speak English it is here :
In the short list of my favorite places, there is the Abidjan pastry in the first place. It dethrones ivory hotel that was my favorite place before it closed during the crisis.
The Abidjanaise (that’s what I call it) has witnessed my arguments, my friendships, their loss of my breaks. This is a place that is like a second home to me.
There was a time when I ate every Saturday a birthday cake (just kidding). I have some control of a large part of their cake (it has nothing to do with the previous sentence).
I will describe here the ones I like to eat when I go there now.
There is the yarrow in a puff pastry with fruit, syrup caramelized surface with a little whipped cream and fruit for decoration. Inside, fruit and pastry cream. This cake is delicious, from there I do not miss to buy it as long as I see it.
Then there is the roof-failing of the pyramid. This cake is made of two slices of bread (brioche?) Very tender with the surface of the sugar crystals. Inside, it is filled with pastry cream in the center. For those who do not like excess sugar, I do not advise. I like it, but the pyramid (I will discuss in another article) passes.
The Paris Brest a classic of French pastry. Before, it was oval. Today it is available in the form of lightning. I preferred the old version. This is certainly good, but sometimes contains (like this time) a lot of butter cream with hazelnut. This is not always palatable. Otherwise, put this small point aside, this cake is great. It is worth to be chosen in its list of the small pleasures of the weekend.
Let’s finish with the hazelnut praline mille-feuille and chocolate, which is often difficult to eat because of the cracker crust remains in the teeth. Cream that is still too many, and is similar to the Paris Brest? The classic layer cake is the best I think, timeless always satisfied. This praline for those seeking crunches like me is good to eat, but not in excess because he tired quickly. I like to take it, but I confess that I never finished.
