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palmier
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Key facts

Food.name
Palmier
Food.image
Palmeras de hojaldre 1.jpg
Food.caption
A plate of palmiers
Food.alternate_name
Palm tree, elephant ear, pig's ear, prussiens
Food.type
Pastry
Food.main_ingredient
Puff pastry, butter, sugar

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Wikidata facts

Subclass of
pastry
Named after
Arecaceae
Country
France
Country of origin
France
Material used
puff pastry
Image
Palmeras de hojaldre 1.jpg
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native label
Palmier
different from
canapé
Commons category
Palmiers
Commons gallery
Palmier
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Encyclopedic overview

5 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • Preparation
  • Varieties
  • See also
  • References

thumb|right|Pig's ears

A palmier (, from French, short for 'palm tree leaf'), '''pig's ear, palm heart, or elephant ear' is a French pastry in a palm leaf shape or a butterfly shape, sometimes called palm leaves, , French hearts, shoe-soles, or glasses'', that were invented in the beginning of the 20th century.

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