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Wafers from the Great Spa Towns of Europe

Filled wafers that are filled with nut cream, chocolate or other flavor ingredients are often used as souvenirs in the Great Spa Towns of Europe with a picture or lettering printed on them. The Karlovy Vary wafers are well known. However, they are not only found there.

Typical Austria: Sachertorte

Sachertorte from Austria Here I say "typically Austrian". There is the Hotel Sacher both in Vienna and in Salzburg in the Salzburger Land. The Sachertorte is served in both. To complicate things, the Sachertorte is also available in the Imperial and Royal Court Confectionery Demel. An intriguing story of how it came about. The Sachertorte is[…]

French pastries - Madeleines

The French pastry Madeleines originally comes from Commercy. This is a small town in the Meuse department in the Grand Est region in north-eastern France. With this recipe you can bake them yourself.

English Tea Time with Tea Time Muffins

English Muffins These tea time muffins are perfect for celebrating tea time at home. We have already proven on our travels that we like English tea time. Again and again we like to go to tea rooms or hotels where you can enjoy tea in such an elegant way. In Germany [...]