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PIECE MONTEE [1 record]

Record 1 2016-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pastries (Cooking)
  • Culinary Techniques
DEF

The elaborate, lavish table decorations (both inedible and edible) popular at French grande cuisine banquets.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pâtisserie (Art culinaire)
  • Techniques culinaires
DEF

Apprêt de pâtisserie de grande taille, dressé d'une manière très ornementale, réalisé pour un repas d'apparat ou une fête, qui fournit généralement le thème de la décoration.

OBS

[...] La pièce montée reste de rigueur pour un mariage ou un baptême. [...]

OBS

croquembouche : Pâtisserie, pièce montée formée de petits choux à la crème caramélisés.

Spanish

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