BEST DESSERT YOU HAD IN EUROPE?

Dec 1st, 2000, 12:16 PM

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Thanks for bringing this up!

A wonderful restaurant in where elseParis!! (I'll never remember the name) almond pastry topped with fresh whipped cream, chopped pistachios, another almond pastry with a glazed strawberry on top! My eyes glaze over just remembering how decadent it was!!

Dec 1st, 2000, 12:21 PM

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Spanky

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Poached Pears in Custard at la butte Chaillot, 110 avenue Kleber, Paris and creme brulee at Brasserie Lorraine, 2, place des Ternes, Paris. Yum!

Dec 1st, 2000, 12:40 PM

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SharonM

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Not a big dessert person myself, but for some reason, the only dessert that stands out in my mind was a chilled dish of vanilla ice cream topped with wonderful fresh raspberries! Somewhere in Tirol...

Actually, I suppose my prefered "dessert" is a nice glass of local red wine. (and some yummy cheese)

Dec 1st, 2000, 04:52 PM

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Years ago in a dimly lit bistro in the 6th of Paris I ordered Crepes Grand Marnier. When my dessert came it was about 8 inches in diameter, and when I tried to cut into the brownish "crepe" on top I realized that it was a carmel crust. The waiter had brought me a huge creme brulee, but I couldn't stop eating it as it was the best I had ever tasted. When he returned and I had finished I thanked him for the wonderful creme brulee, saying "I don't think this was the crepes Grand Marnier, but it was the best dessert I ever had!" He exclaimed, "Mon dieu! My mistake" and disappeared to return to us minutes later with two orders of the crepes Grand Marnier, actually warm crepes folded over and filled with a Grand Marnier souffle and drizzled with more Grand Marnier over the top. That was then the best dessert I ever had! So I had the two best desserts I ever had both in the same night! Is it any wonder I never understand all this bunk about the rude and unfriendly Parisians?

Dec 1st, 2000, 05:14 PM

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Marsha

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A citron giffre (spelling?) in Avignon, France. It is a hollowed-out lemon, with lemon sorbet, I think. Do they still serve them? I haven't seen one the last few times I have been in France.

Dec 1st, 2000, 10:48 PM

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Sue

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Gelato affagato (sp?) at a cafe in Rimini. Vanilla gelato drenched in brandy--what a great idea: two of my favorite things! Almost a brandy soda. Simple, but delicious.

Dec 2nd, 2000, 07:30 AM

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Maira

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You all need to run to the nearest library/bookstore and get the book "Chocolat" about a family that runs a sweetshop in a small French town. Hilarious, clever, and wonderful reading.

Dec 19th, 2000, 03:08 AM

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top

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mmmmmmm.......

Dec 19th, 2000, 07:06 AM

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sandi

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Coconut gelato in Piazza Navona, Rome
So much coconut shredded in it that it's chewy.

Dec 19th, 2000, 07:11 AM

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Freddie

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I had spotted dick one time in England. Yum that spotted dick was pretty good.

Dec 19th, 2000, 09:29 AM

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Ess

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What is Spotted Dick, actually? Out of all the fancy desserts I've had, my favorite is just plain old creme brulee in a cafe in Paris. They certainly know how to make the simplest concoctions taste divine! Maybe it's the French hens!

Dec 19th, 2000, 01:43 PM

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Marty

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Tiramisu at the Devil's Bridge Restaurant (can't remember the Italian name, but it is the only restaurant on the way to the church)on Torcello when we were in Venice in November. It was raining and cold outside, and we were the only people in the restaurant--practically the only tourists on the island. We had good hot coffee with it and all of the kind attentions of the owner.

Dec 19th, 2000, 01:51 PM

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kim

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The book "Chocolat" is now a movie with Juliette Binoche and Johnny Depp...

Dec 19th, 2000, 03:37 PM

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Nina

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Croatia has the best ice cream, especially on a hot summer day!

Dec 19th, 2000, 03:46 PM

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Linda

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Most any torte at Demel's in Vienna & gelato at Vivoli's in Florence.

Dec 19th, 2000, 03:52 PM

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lisa

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the banoffe pie at the crown & mitre pub in licoln!!!! soooooooooo tasty!

Dec 20th, 2000, 03:02 PM

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Mike

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Ess,

Spotted Dick is a steamed suet pudding with currants, usually served with custard (thick English variety - a true food of love). It's what you might call hearty fare - not subtle!

My supplementary. Why is it called Spotted Dick?

Dec 20th, 2000, 03:09 PM

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simple, fresh, intensely flavored fruit granite in Sicily and Naples

fresh local strawberries in France and Greece

all sorts of oranges in Sicily

ricotta-filled pastries from a Palermo pastry shop

Dec 21st, 2000, 05:55 AM

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Ess

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Mike, thanks for the explanation. I imagine it's called spotted because of the currants, but who's Dick (not whose!)? Sounds like Christmas Pudding, which I love.