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French crumble!

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Witzend Thu 06-Mar-25 09:42:15

A BiL, who’s a bilingual foodie and spends much of the year in Paris (SiL is French) told me very recently that crumbles have really taken off in France - in his exact words, ‘Every bakery does them now.’

M0nica Thu 06-Mar-25 19:24:05

escaped

Yes, le crumble has been on the menu in France for over 20 years.

Yes, spot on. You have been able to buy books of crumble recipes, sweet and savoury in Leclerc for a very long tiime.

Claremont Thu 06-Mar-25 19:51:59

RosieandherMaw

Claremont

Macron certainly did not crumble, so what is your point?

SOH bypass

Well, I'd say it's truly NOT funny at the moment and probably not a good joking subject.

RosieandherMaw Thu 06-Mar-25 20:12:57

How about May 1940 then? 🫣

Claremont Thu 06-Mar-25 20:57:38

this is just sick!

Allira Fri 07-Mar-25 10:48:25

M0nica

escaped

Yes, le crumble has been on the menu in France for over 20 years.

Yes, spot on. You have been able to buy books of crumble recipes, sweet and savoury in Leclerc for a very long tiime.

The French will be telling us they invented it next 😁

It's so much easier to make than pastry.

Astitchintime Fri 07-Mar-25 10:54:19

NotSpaghetti

Do the French serve them with crème anglaise?

sad It HAS to be custard surely???

Allira Fri 07-Mar-25 10:59:18

Astitchintime

NotSpaghetti

Do the French serve them with crème anglaise?

sad It HAS to be custard surely???

It's the same thing, surely? Only one is cooked for longer.

We buy the readymade Madagascan Vanilla custard from supermarkets. Anything for a short cut!
DH does like Ambrosia, though. (Other makes are similar and readily available.)

Allira Fri 07-Mar-25 11:00:27

Just pondering- how do you pronounce 'crumble' in French?

escaped Fri 07-Mar-25 11:25:11

Sort of ....croombler

Allira Fri 07-Mar-25 11:36:38

Crumbler au Rhubarb?

Witzend Sat 08-Mar-25 07:59:47

Allira

Just pondering- how do you pronounce 'crumble' in French?

Crumebel - at least that’s how I heard it pronounced in France recently.

Witzend Sat 08-Mar-25 08:01:59

Allira

Crumbler au Rhubarb?

When staying at BiL’s place we’ve often made a crumble with rhubarb out of the garden, plus any fruit that needs using up - strawberries from the local supermarket never for last more than a day.

Claremont Sun 09-Mar-25 20:04:09

Witzend

Allira

Just pondering- how do you pronounce 'crumble' in French?

Crumebel - at least that’s how I heard it pronounced in France recently.

yes, much more like it.

Allira Sun 09-Mar-25 20:05:13

👍

I shall serve it with a French flourish next time I make it 😀