Pellegrino Artusi, one of the greatest Italian gastronomes, described the langues de chat like this: “They are tea pastries, taken from a recipe from Paris”....
This basic preparation appears to be the result of a young apprentice chocolatier’s mistake. The best-known versions is with dark chocolate but there are also...
This basic preparation is very recent as it was made by Japanese master pastry chefs for the Chocolate School of the well-known chocolate company Valrhona...