A Guide to Enjoying a Traditional French Breakfast at Boulangerie French

For many, breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but no one does it like the French. A simple, elegant, and delightfully flavored traditional French breakfast comprises fresh pastries, artisan bread, and coffee dripping with richness. You might think you must go all the way to Paris to experience this wonderful morning ritual, but you can easily reproduce a traditional French breakfast right here in Edmonton.

A local café bakery in Edmonton such as La French Taste will bring a taste of France right to your table, almost as if you were sitting over a croissant at the Café de Flore in Paris. In this post, we share a guide to enjoying a traditional French breakfast at Boulangerie French.

What Is a Traditional French Breakfast?

A typical French breakfast, or "LE petite-déjeuner" is light and flavorful with fresh, premium ingredients at its core. The usual heavy, savory breakfasts popular in North America could not be further from a French breakfast because French breakfasts are mainly sweet pastries, bread, and coffee. Here is a rundown of what you would typically find in a traditional French breakfast:

• Croissants and Pastries: Any French breakfast is only complete with a croissant. These buttery flaky pastries are delicious on their own or consumed simply with jam and butter, though others opt for pain AU chocolat-a chocolate-filled croissant-or even chouquettes and brioche. You can find these lovely treats at a boulangerie French, experts at producing traditional French pastries.
  
  
• Roll and Butter and Jam: A baguette is also a staple of a traditional French breakfast. The baguette is thinly cut and served with butter and jam. It is this simplicity that makes the dish excel because the quality of the bread is highlighted, it shines through with the perfect combination of crunch in the crust and softness on the inside. At the café bakery in Edmonton, freshly baked baguettes to meet your needs for breakfast could be found, as if directly from a Parisian boulangerie.
  
  
• Coffee or Hot Chocolate: No French breakfast is ever complete without a hot beverage. In general, the French drink a strong coffee such as café au lait (coffee with steamed milk), or espresso to kick-start the day. For those with a sweet tooth, however, there's always the hot chocolate, chocolat chaud, that serves the purpose. Savor your cup of coffee at a cafe bakery over a buttery croissant, and you will have been instantly transported to the middle of a French café passport required.
  
  
• Fresh Juice: Traditionally, orange juice will go with fresh orange juice to complement the richness of pastries and coffee. The tangy freshness adds a very refreshing note to the meal. The glass itself adds a touch of freshness to the richness of the bread and pastries.

Finally

The French tradition is usually not heavy, but at the same time, really simple, with light-tasting ingredients and flavor. And finally, local residents no longer travel across the ocean to experience this wonderful French breakfast, they have to do is drop by any café bakery in Edmonton. Next time you are in the mood for Paris, forget about flying over the pond and get your fill of perfectly Boulangerie French breakfast at La French Taste.