Anyone here from France or Japan?

[Cron Sacchariferous]

So... I'm a big foodie and I heart and I don't just mean heart... I mean I bleepin HEART, pastries!! I'm not traveling to France or Jp anytime soon but it is on my list of places to go. Guys and gals, please enlighten me with some of the yum yummie delicious, scrumptious, delectable, soft and delicate pastries you have in your countries! If I can't eat them, I can drool about them right? :9

[kaoskat]

I'm rather certain we have members from both. Hopefully they'll stop by soon.

[rosierjay]

i lived in Japan for several years. and my friends frequented the Bakeries, but i can't eat wheat or gluten, so i have no first hand experience. but oh they smelled good and were super pretty.

[melodys_angel]

What kind of pasteries are we talking about?  My brothers been to Japan and his girlfrind is currently visiting us--she goes back to Japan in a few weeks.

If I had a bit more info I could always ask

[Cron Sacchariferous]

What kind of pasteries are we talking about?  My brothers been to Japan and his girlfrind is currently visiting us--she goes back to Japan in a few weeks.

If I had a bit more info I could always ask

Anything and everything! :3 Hahaha, I sound like a fat kid behind the screen. Really close to 120 though. xD

[Dragonflitter]

As a big fan of Japanese culture, I am SO MUCH IN LUUUUV with red bean paste in bakery items! It's like my favorite filling in the whoooole wide world.

Here in the US, I sometimes find them in Asian food markets. AND THEN I BUY TONS.

[berylliumpone]

As a big fan of Japanese culture, I am SO MUCH IN LUUUUV with red bean paste in bakery items! It's like my favorite filling in the whoooole wide world.

Here in the US, I sometimes find them in Asian food markets. AND THEN I BUY TONS.

Anpan... *drool* http://isys100group7.wikispaces.com/file/view/anpan1.jpg/295829572/490x315/anpan1.jpg

I haven't even been to a Japan, but I went to a Japanese camp where we mostly had Japanese meals for two weeks. Occassionally we got goodies like anpan and
 melonpan. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Melonpan.jpg/300px-Melonpan.jpg

[Cron Sacchariferous]

Aw! Those things are like moon cakes! I think its funny how a lot of Asian cultures have the same kind of desert but in a different name.

[Roccoriel]

My fiance is French, so we visit France fairly frequently.  I have had lots of pastries and love them all.  Some good ones are: macaron, eclair (chocolate, coffee, and vanilla!), religieuse, mille feuille, profiteroles, pain au chocolat, tarte au citron, tarte aux poire, galette des rois, canele, ....

Basically, they are all wonderful!  I had a really lovely one in Paris one time.  It was a pastry filled with hazelnut creme and covered with chocolate.

[Cron Sacchariferous]

My fiance is French, so we visit France fairly frequently.  I have had lots of pastries and love them all.  Some good ones are: macaron, eclair (chocolate, coffee, and vanilla!), religieuse, mille feuille, profiteroles, pain au chocolat, tarte au citron, tarte aux poire, galette des rois, canele, ....

Basically, they are all wonderful!  I had a really lovely one in Paris one time.  It was a pastry filled with hazelnut creme and covered with chocolate.

Sounds SO yummy! I bet your hub makes you the desserts too? :p If he does, you are a very lucky gal! Hahaha! I'll have to ask my mate about some of those desserts and pastry's! He's not French but comes from a creole background and has studied a bit about French culture.

[Eviecorn]

I've tried pastries in both countries, and I can definitely vouch for French ones.  Holy goodness.

[Rachel-Eyes]

I've never been to France, but I visited Japan in 2007.

I can't believe no one has mentioned mocchi (daifuku) yet! It's really doughy and you can put any sweet thing you want in it. Anko bean paste seems to be the most common. It sounds weird to put in desserts, but it's really common there also and makes a good change of pace if you aren't used to it.

There was also some kind of doughy thing that I got from a street vendor in Tajimi, but I can't remember what it was called. They were white, green, and pink balls of dough on a wooden skewer. Pink was sakura, green was green tea, and I forget what white was. I think they were called something like... do-dan-go?

[Roccoriel]

My fiance is French, so we visit France fairly frequently.  I have had lots of pastries and love them all.  Some good ones are: macaron, eclair (chocolate, coffee, and vanilla!), religieuse, mille feuille, profiteroles, pain au chocolat, tarte au citron, tarte aux poire, galette des rois, canele, ....

Basically, they are all wonderful!  I had a really lovely one in Paris one time.  It was a pastry filled with hazelnut creme and covered with chocolate.

Sounds SO yummy! I bet your hub makes you the desserts too? :p If he does, you are a very lucky gal! Hahaha! I'll have to ask my mate about some of those desserts and pastry's! He's not French but comes from a creole background and has studied a bit about French culture.

Alas, my fiance doesn't cook, but I do, and he has inspired me to get into French cooking.  I now make a mean Coq au vin and a lovely salmon with Champagne sauce.  Less talented in the baking area, but we have a lovely French bakery about 45 minutes from our house which is so good that even my fiance doesn't complain that it's not as good as Paris LOL

[berylliumpone]

There was also some kind of doughy thing that I got from a street vendor in Tajimi, but I can't remember what it was called. They were white, green, and pink balls of dough on a wooden skewer. Pink was sakura, green was green tea, and I forget what white was. I think they were called something like... do-dan-go?

Dango. I've never had it, but I've heard about it.
 http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2b/Hanami_Dango.jpg

[Rachel-Eyes]

There was also some kind of doughy thing that I got from a street vendor in Tajimi, but I can't remember what it was called. They were white, green, and pink balls of dough on a wooden skewer. Pink was sakura, green was green tea, and I forget what white was. I think they were called something like... do-dan-go?

Dango. I've never had it, but I've heard about it.
 http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2b/Hanami_Dango.jpg

Yes! That's it, that's exactly it. I was there during the cherry blossom festival, so there were lots of events and lots of vendors for street food. My host family was awesome about letting me try it all.