A brioche made of two balls placed one on top of the other, the upper one being smaller in size, like a topknot.
Brioche dough rolled and often stuffed with raisins which have been macerated in rum.
An ancient speciality of Pays-de-la-Loire, brioche vendéenne is protected by the Association Brioche de Vendée in La Roche sur Yon. It is a plaited (US: braided) brioche served at breakfast. It is similar to the more common grâche.
Chayote. Custard marrow. A Central American food plant, it is a bulbous, pear-shaped gourd which grows on a vine, with pale green, ridged skin and about the size of an avocado. It is a bland vegetable, somewhat like a cucumber in flavour, with a little spice when fresh. It should be treated in the same way as vegetable marrow or aubergine (US: eggplant) and, like them, should be cooked before eating. Leaves and shoots are also edible when young.
Phyllo pastry wrapped around an egg and then fried. This is a difficult feat to achieve.
