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11/19/2002 Entry: "Original Tarts of France"

Today was a 'tart' day. The chef made 3 different types of tarts during the demo -- Tarte Seville, Tarte Normande, and Tarte Creole. All tarts have a sweet pastry crust, but have different fillings. The Tarte Seville is filled with chocolate almond cream with apricots and apricot ganache. It has a chocolate circle on top. The Tarte Normande is filled with caramelized apples and clafoutis, topped with a vanilla chibouste (pastry cream with gelatin and Italian meringue). The Tarte Creole has a sponge cake on the bottom, coconut mousse and decorated with Italian meringue and fresh pineapple. For our practicals, we just made the Normande and the Creole. Still a LOT of work. We already worked in groups and still finished late! Here're my tarts: