FV 005 : Choukette – A Traditional French Patisserie in Melbourne

Choukette, Sydney Road, Brunswick Transcript Vocab List Questions Gallery Recipe This is a mouth-watering interview with Nans, a young and talented chef patissier in Melbourne, Australia. His pastries are very traditional: they are exactly the same ones, the same flavours and the same taste as the pastries you would find in any city or village in France… I love them! For Christmas, Nans is also making the “bûche de Noël”, THE traditional French Christmas dessert. Episode Timeline [04 min 22 sec] Nans’s experience and background [06 min 45 sec] About Choukette’s staff [07 min 15 sec] A French library in Choukette! [08 min 00 sec] Choukette’s specialties [08 min 56 sec] “Pâtisserie” vs “Viennoiserie” [09 min 32 sec] The only place in Melbourne to buy chouquettes [10 mon 31 sec] What’s a chouquette? [11 min 30 sec] Spelling remarks [12 min 07 sec] Chouquettes: in limited stock at the store! [12 min 40 sec] Choux pastry recipe [14 min 06 sec]La bûche de Noël : the traditional French dessert for Christmas [15 min 03 sec] When to buy the bûche at Choukette [15 min 58 sec] A traditional patisserie [17 min 38 sec] How long can we store chouquettes and bûches? [18 min 45 sec] Is baking still as enjoyable when it stops being a hobby ? [20 min 07 sec] Nans’s resolutions and dreams for the New Year. Links & Resources Site de Choukette : http://www.choukette.com.au/ Nans' pâte à choux recipe Address:  318 Sydney Road, Brunswick VIC 3056 Photos Credits: Jessica T.

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French teacher Jessica interviews native speakers of French from around the world who share a bit of their life and passion. Learn French and boost your listening skills as you get the chance to follow a real conversation between native French people talking at normal speed AND customise your French learning experience. All interviews come with questions to test your comprehension, transcription and a list of specific French vocabulary available for free download at http://www.frenchvoicespodcast.com. Get a slice of French culture! Where else would you meet in one same place a French yoga teacher based in Melbourne, a soap manufacturer from Provence, or a couple cycling around the world? Suitable for upper intermediate and advanced students of French.