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Monday, November 1, 2010

le pain d’épice

spice bread or gingerbread

Le pain d’épice classique contient du miel, de la cannelle et du gingembre.
Classic spice cake contains honey, cinnamon and ginger.

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You might enjoy looking at this recipe for this classic French loaf. While pain d’épice is sometimes translated as gingerbread and is similar, it is actually a different, quintessentially French recipe with a taste all its own.

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Vocabulary Section: Food and Drink, Word of the Day