Bordeaux, France 1
We made a trip to the city of Bordeaux, the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France in May. We arrived in the city on a sleepy Sunday morning... Probably Bordeaux is the most famous for its wines, but the city is also known as the origin of cannelés, classic French pastries in a small, fluted cylinder shape with a dark caramelized crust and soft custardy interior infused with rum and vanilla. Since I don't drink alcohol, not a wine tasting but a cannelé tasting was my mission of the trip. Our first cannelé to try was one by Cassonade, a pastry shop/coffee shop dedicated to cannelés. Founded in 2019, Cassonade offers four versions of cannelés: Classic (rum and vanilla), Vanilla, Vegan, and Sugar-Free, along with other pastries and hot and cold drinks, at four locations in Bordeaux. The shop we visited was located on Rue du Pas-Saint-Georges. We both tried a Classic cannelé. They had a very crunchy crust and a moist, spongy interior, and tasted nic...
