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Burgundy
Craquant de Pouilly-sur-Loire
An almond and hazelnut biscuit revived from an old recipe, crowned 'Meilleur biscuit de France' in 2002.
Pastry or bakery speciality from Burgundy.
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Burgundy
An almond and hazelnut biscuit revived from an old recipe, crowned 'Meilleur biscuit de France' in 2002.
Pastry or bakery speciality from Burgundy.
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In 1997, baker and pastry chef Christian Leiser, who had just bought a bakery and patisserie in Cosne-sur-Loire with his wife, discovered an old biscuit recipe that had fallen into oblivion. He updated it with hazelnuts and almonds, giving it the 'crispy but not hard' texture he was looking for, and marketed it under the name 'Craquant du Val de Loire'. It was such a success that a dedicated biscuit bakery opened in Pouilly-sur-Loire in 1999.
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In 2002, the Craquant received the title of 'Meilleur biscuit de France' at the Intersuc international trade fair. In 2009, Christian Leiser retired and Céline Robert, who had joined the house in 2005, took over the business. The biscuit bakery has since moved into a former hotel in the centre of Pouilly-sur-Loire, on Rue Waldeck-Rousseau, complete with a shop and tea room.
Flavour
Almonds and hazelnuts.
Texture
Crunchy, but 'not hard', according to the consistency intended by its creator.
Using the same base, Christian Leiser created other flavours: one with crème de cassis from Domaine Langlois in Pougny, the other sweetened with local honey from Les Ruches du Berry. In addition to its three flagship products — the Craquant, the Nougatine de Nevers, and the Pavé de la Route Bleue, the latter two coming from chocolaterie Colin in Nevers, acquired in 2004 —, in 2018 the house offered around thirty other sweet, savoury or confectionery products, and around forty chocolates.
The exact recipe is closely guarded; in 2018, the house produced nearly 7,000 bags of Craquants a year.
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It can be found at the Craquants du Val de Loire shop in Pouilly-sur-Loire, where a café-tea room and a delicatessen allow visitors to sample the products on site.
The Craquant de Pouilly-sur-Loire does not hold any official quality mark (PDO (AOP), PGI (IGP), Label Rouge…). In 2002, it was awarded the title of 'Meilleur biscuit de France'.
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