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Gâteau Basque (Basque: etxeko bixkotxa; "cake of the house") is a traditional dessert from the North of Pays Basque, a region of France, typically filled with black cherry jam or pastry cream. Gâteau Basque with cream is more typical in the South of Pays Basque , a region of Spain.
The invention of the croquembouche is often attributed to Antonin Carême, [4] who includes it in his 1815 cookbook Le Pâtissier royal parisien, but it is mentioned as early as 1806, in André Viard's culinary encyclopedia Le Cuisinier Impérial, and Antoine Beauvilliers' 1815 L'Art du Cuisinier.
The main course sees a Basque crab salad served with one of two options; turbot fish (rodaballo) with white asparagus, or Basque ribeye steak (chuletón) accompanied by lettuce and piquillo peppers.
Basque cuisine has continued to have an influence on international cuisine, particularly in Spain and France where it is highly regarded. Catalan chef Ferran Adrià has taken the techniques pioneered by Arzak and other Basque chefs to new heights. Karlos Arguiñano has popularised Basque cuisine in Spain through TV and books. Basque cuisine has ...
Chanchigorri cakes in a shop window. A chanchigorri cake (Spanish: torta de chanchigorri, Basque: txantxigorri opila), also spelled txantxigorri or chalchigorri, [1] is a Spanish pastry, common in the cuisine of Navarre. These desserts have a rounded shape.
Ube cake: Philippines: A traditional Filipino chiffon cake or sponge cake made with ube halaya. Ul boov: Mongolia: A layered biscuit stamped with a unique design and served with aaruul. Upside-down cake: United Kingdom: A cake baked with its toppings (usually fruit such as pineapples) at the bottom of the pan. Before serving, the cake is ...
According to the Oxford Companion to Sugar and Sweets, mille-feuille recipes from 17th century French and 18th century English cookbooks are a precursor to layer cakes.. The earliest mention of the name mille-feuille itself appears in 1733 in an English-language cookbook written by French chef Vincent La Chapelle. [4]
In the late 19th century, new European styles left an imprint in the traditional Basque house. A blend of Art Deco and the traditional house coined a new style, especially in the French Basque Country, the neo-Basque style, best represented in the Villa Arnaga of Cambo-les-Bains (Kanbo), home to the writer Edmond Rostand. The European ...