"Stollen" is famous as a German Christmas confectionery. A type of bread that is sliced and eaten little by little while waiting for Christmas. It is characterized by its deep taste and preservation, which is made by kneading and aging dried fruits and nuts.
"Bella Becca" in the Alsace region of France has the same keywords such as Christmas, dried fruits & nuts, and aging. It's not as popular as Stollen in Japan yet, but I'd like to introduce it because it's becoming more common in recent years.
Alsace, France Christmas confectionery "Bella Becca"
A traditional Christmas pastry from the Alsace region, which means "pear bread". A baked confectionery made by kneading a variety of dried fruits and nuts, including pears, with spices and cherry brandy.This time, I got it at Patisserie Sadaharu Aoki Paris. Pears, figs, prunes, oranges, walnuts, almonds, etc. are added and baked slowly. The price is 2,019 yen (tax included).
The characteristic is that the spice "star anise" shaped like a flower is used. An Asian taste accent is added to the scent.
Bella Becca looks like "the ingredients are the main characters" more than Stollen. Almost made of fruits and nuts, the sweetness and flavor of dried fruits are gorgeous.
Most of the ingredients
The name means "bread", but it's not really bread at all. Sliced very thinly, it has a complex and rich taste that suits wine and champagne snacks rather than snacks. It is also recommended to put Camembert cheese and foie gras terrine on it.
Even if you cut it thinly and combine it with cheese etc.
Breaders that can only be obtained at this time. If you want to bring something new to Christmas, look for it.
