I Tried Paris’ Most Iconic Dessert (And Now I want to move here?)

I Tried Paris’ Most Iconic Dessert (And Now I want to move here?)

Paris-Brest is one of France’s most iconic pastries. Originally created to celebrate a cycling race, it has become a true ode to hazelnuts. I visited Pleincœur in Paris, a bakery that sources raw hazelnuts and transforms them in-house. Guided by head pastry chef Gaëtan Lucas, I followed the journey from raw hazelnuts to praline, caramelized hazelnuts, and their signature Paris-Brest.

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00:00 Why Paris-Brest is Paris’ favorite dessert
01:56 Step inside a hazelnut playground
05:18 A magical cauldron of caramelized hazelnuts
06:08 The secret to great praline? Grind your own hazelnuts
07:53 An indulgent assembly of layer upon layer of hazelnuts
14:07 More hazelnuts!
15:41 Au revoir, Paris… but I’ll be back for this Paris-Brest

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