Biscuits Roses de Reims
The oldest biscuit factory in France, Maison Fossier the home of biscuit rose de Reims, the regions most famous sweet. Served with Champagne, the meringue-like biscuit rose is made from egg whites ande sugar, flavour...ed with vanilla and coloured with cochineal (a small insect from which crimson coloured dye is derived), imparting a pink rose blush. The biscuit rose de Reims became popular in France in 1880's loved by Kings Louis XV, Charles X and Louise X1 who served them to guests at his coronation.The light, delicate dough is in fact baked twice successively, which gives the biscuit the particularity of not flaking when soaked up in liquids.
Slightly powdered with icing sugar, this French treat is traditionally enjoyed with outstanding Champagne wines; respecting the tradition, dunking the biscuit in a glass of Champagne or local red wine enhances all the wine aromas
The oldest biscuit factory in France, Maison Fossier the home of biscuit rose de Reims, the regions most famous sweet. Served with Champagne, the meringue-like biscuit rose is made from egg whites ande sugar, flavour...ed with vanilla and coloured with cochineal (a small insect from which crimson coloured dye is derived), imparting a pink rose blush. The biscuit rose de Reims became popular in France in 1880's loved by Kings Louis XV, Charles X and Louise X1 who served them to guests at his coronation.The light, delicate dough is in fact baked twice successively, which gives the biscuit the particularity of not flaking when soaked up in liquids.
Slightly powdered with icing sugar, this French treat is traditionally enjoyed with outstanding Champagne wines; respecting the tradition, dunking the biscuit in a glass of Champagne or local red wine enhances all the wine aromas
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