Fouquetโs Chocolate-Covered Marshmallows
Iโve been quoted on more than one occasion as saying something along the lines of โTo a pastry chef, a good marshmallow is the equivalent of a pricey and rare black truffle to a regular chef.โ And thinking about it as I type right now, every cookbook Iโve ever written has some sort of recipe for a marshmallow or marshmallow-topped dessert in it.
When I was preparing our visit to Fouquet for my recent tour, Frรฉderic, the owner messaged me that he was going to give us a little avant-premiรจre of a new treat โ but didnโt let me know to what it was.
And of all my guests were kept in the dark as well, but I donโt think anyone was as happy as me to find out when he pulled out a big tray of frothy whipped marshmallows, which they cut into puffy squares, then passed them under a cascade dark and milk chocolate to enrobe them. Then, they handed them over.
It was the last day of our tour in Paris (before we split for Lausanne) and I have to give my guests beaucoup de credit for powering through all the chocolates that I foisted on them โ which I began referring to as le gavage, or the force-feeding. Similar to what they do to the ducks and geese for foie gras. I wonder if they thought I was fattening them up for a possible future feast?
Luckily the marshmallows are now in full production and available to all. I may need to stay away a while longer, which means more for others, I suppose. Itโs very altruistic of me, which is not one of my more prominent qualities. However for the greater good of all, Iโm willing to make a bit of a sacrifice. Or at least give others a bit of a head startโฆ
Fouquet
42, rue du Marchรฉ Saint-Honorรฉ (1st)
Tรฉl: 01 47 03 90 07
(Two other locations in Paris.)
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