![]() ![]() But who knew it was also traditionally covered in broken macarons?Īll versions I see from this tart in Paris patisseries are covered simply in slivered almonds. These above words for the tart's definition, "drowned in a vanilla frangipane cream" has me glazed over myself. So who was Bourdaloue? Louis Bourdaloue was a French preacher - so eloquent, sharp and popular amongst all classes that King Louis XIV ensured he booked him to preach from the pulpit at the court of Versailles. "Bourdaloue is a tart invented by a pastry chef in Paris's Rue Bourdaloue during la Belle Epoque - composed of poached Pear Williams, drowned in a vanilla frangipane cream, covered in broken macarons and finally glazed in the oven." Who was Bourdaloue in Paris?Īs the streets in Paris are mainly named after famous personalities in French history, it's always interesting to look up the street names themselves. To get to know the Parisian Bourdaloue Pear Tart better, I reached for Larousse Gastronomique. Instead, this pear and almond tart gets its name from a Parisian street, rue Bourdaloue in Paris's 9th arrondissement. My first reaction to the word, BOUR-DA-LOUE, years ago? I thought it was something you shouted in Scotland in the 18th Century before throwing out your rubbish from a high tenement building in Edinburgh's Royal Mile! Instead - read on and you'll discover, like me, the true story of this delicious classic French tart.īourdaloue doesn't mean anything in French. It's a classic pear and almond tart found in many patisseries, and has been glazing around Paris since the 1900s. Many a Parisian knows their Bourdaloue tart.
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