Biscuit rose de Reims
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Biscuit rose de Reims , is a French
biscuit
, made pink by the addition of carmine
.
Originating in Reims
, they are a product of the Biscuits Fossier
company.
The biscuit is very hard. It is hence customary to dip the biscuit in champagne or red wine to soften it.
French cuisine
French cuisine is a style of food preparation originating from France that has developed from centuries of social change. In the Middle Ages, Guillaume Tirel , a court chef, authored Le Viandier, one of the earliest recipe collections of Medieval France...
biscuit
Biscuit
A biscuit is a baked, edible, and commonly flour-based product. The term is used to apply to two distinctly different products in North America and the Commonwealth Nations....
, made pink by the addition of carmine
Carmine
Carmine , also called Crimson Lake, Cochineal, Natural Red #4, C.I. 75470, or E120, is a pigment of a bright-red color obtained from the aluminum salt of carminic acid, which is produced by some scale insects, such as the cochineal beetle and the Polish cochineal, and is used as a general term for...
.
Originating in Reims
Reims
Reims , a city in the Champagne-Ardenne region of France, lies east-northeast of Paris. Founded by the Gauls, it became a major city during the period of the Roman Empire....
, they are a product of the Biscuits Fossier
Biscuits Fossier
Biscuits Fossier is a Reims, France based manufacturer of biscuits, gingerbread, sweets and marsipan-based confectionery.The tradition of baking goes back to 1430 in the city of Reims, with the foundation of the Guild of Baking...
company.
The biscuit is very hard. It is hence customary to dip the biscuit in champagne or red wine to soften it.