Well no, I didn't actually have two cakes for lunch today. What has happened is that I've fallen in love with the wonderful Bayonne/Reblochon sandwich from the boulangerie and so I had it two days in a row...FYI Bayonne is a kind of ham and Reblochon is a wonderful French cheese.
The first lunch started like this: a bayonne and reblochon sandwich with a chocolate religieuse (a sort of cake, keep reading...)
Melty cheese and salty ham on fresh bread...great sandwich
Actually, a really great sandwich so it gets another photo
This is the religieuse (religieuse means "nun" in French and it is also the name of a very typical cake that you can find in all the boulangeries), very delicious too. And this whole lunch cost 8 EUR.
The bottom layer of the religieuse
And the top
So, the next day I went back to the very same boulangerie and got the very same sandwich because it is so extra delicious but, I got a different kind of cake. This one is a millefeullle (thousand leaves...because of the flaky crust).
A fabulous millfeuille for 2.20 EUR, the religieuse is about the same price.
Once again, I do suggest that you look into the boulangeries in Paris for your lunching needs.
Hi Betty, it's nice to be back and Hi Dana, perhaps you are right about that. check out this site: http://www.spartantailgate.com/forums/showthread.php?t=127131
Posted by: Emilyk | 21 September 2006 at 17:06
That sandwich does look good. I'm not much of a pastry fan though -- but it looks like you are! I'm so happy to have your blog back...
Posted by: Betty C. | 21 September 2006 at 16:49
You're killing me with these pictures! I just realized, the sandwiches here have way too much meat and breads used aren't that nice. It's hard to find a place that has that perfectly baked bread - soft on the inside, crispy and flaky on the outside.
Posted by: dana | 21 September 2006 at 01:17