croquembouche
Sign in to saveA croquembouche () or croque-en-bouche is a French dessert consisting of choux pastry puffs piled into a cone and bound with threads of caramel. In Italy and France, it is often served at weddings, baptisms and First Communions.
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- Food.name
- Croquembouche
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- Croquembouche wedding cake.jpg
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- Food.caption
- Croquembouche wedding cake
- Food.alternate_name
- Croque-en-bouche, pièce-en-Montée
- Food.country
- France
- Food.course
- Dessert
- Food.type
- Choux pastry
- Food.main_ingredient
- Profiteroles, caramel
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A croquembouche () or croque-en-bouche is a French dessert consisting of choux pastry puffs piled into a cone and bound with threads of caramel. In Italy and France, it is often served at weddings, baptisms and First Communions.
==Etymology== The name comes from the French phrase croque en bouche, meaning '[something that] crunches in the mouth'.
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