JOYEUSES PACQUES!
If you are in and around Chamonix, you may have noticed the local chocolatiers display cases filling up with chocolate eggs, rabbits and everything connected to the Easter holiday. Easter is celebrated throughout France, and if you are in town you can check out some of the offerings the best pastry chefs in the Haute-Savoie region have to offer! Here are some local patisseries definitely worth visiting and indulging in a chocolate or two!
l’Univers du Bonbon, Avenue Michel Croz
Aux Petit Gourmands, Rue du Dr Paccard
Ancey Chocolatier on Rue Joseph Vallot – a delightful shop belonging to Philippe Ancey whose family have been running the business since 1892.
Vocabulaire de Pâques:
Pâques – Easter
Vacances de Pâques – Easter break
Le jeudi saint – Maundy Thursday
Le vendredi saint – Good Friday
Le dimanche de Pâques – Easter Sunday
Le jour de Pâques – Easter day
Un oeuf – an egg
un oeuf teint – coloured egg
Des oeufs en chocolat – chocolate eggs
Le chocolat blanc, noir, au lait – white, dark, milk chocolate
Un lapin : a rabbit
Un poussin – a chick
Une poule – a hen
Un coq – a rooster
Un poisson – a fish
L’agneau (m) – a lamb
Une cloche – a bell
Un panier – a basket
Un nid – a nest
Joyeuses Pâques / Bonnes Pâques! – Happy Easter!
Photo source: chamonix.net, bavardages.org