Boulangerie in France

A bakery in France is called a boulangerie. 

If you ever walked into a bakery in the US, the most common foods that you would expect to see are donuts, danishes, sausage rolls, and more.

However, if you walked into a boulangerie in France, the first thing that would catch your eye are the viennoiseries such as croissants, pain au chocolat and of course, bread (baguette, flûte, pain de campagne also known as gros pain)

Some of you might have heard of pâtisserie too. A patisserie is a dessert type of place. Many boulangerie nowadays sell patisseries (pastries in English) as well. Presentation in France plays a huge part in baking. Pasty chefs do not use a lot of food coloring, they try to use natural ingredients and make their pastries look like a piece of art. My favorite pastry is probably Eclair and my favorite viennoiserie has to be croissant. I love the buttery, flaky layers of yumminess!