Visiting Bordeaux's even sweeter when you taste the perfect French pastry
Richard Holmes explores the fascinating history and amazing taste of the city's most famous - and yummy - baked custard treat, the canelé
16 June 2019 - 00:03
As with all good stories, the facts are far from cut and dry. Depending on which pâtissier you speak to, you might hear tales of industrious nuns, spice traders from the West Indies, or the region's revered winemakers. And perhaps the truth of it lies somewhere in-between, a mixture of all three. But one detail is without question: for more than 300 years, the humble canelé has been Bordeaux's patron saint of pâtisserie...
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