10 French Pastries You Need to Know About

by Sangeeta Kocharekar URL Copied! The buttery crunch of a croissant. The delicate sweetness of a macaron. The velvety texture inside a pain au chocolat.

French pastries are known for their rich history, blending of flavours and exquisite craftsmanship. But do you know all of them? A religieuse, financier and kouign-amann? If not, you could be missing out. I tapped four French chefs and an Australian chef specialising in French baking for their takes on the French pastries everyone should know (and taste!).

How are they made, how do you eat them and where are the best places to find them. Here’s what the chefs said. var VMDAdsTheLatch = window.

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“It’s a dainty, shell-shaped cake infused with the subtle fragrance of citron and butter,” says Vincent Chagnaud, French chef and founder of Le Private Chef Sydney . “It’s tender, almost et.