Verified in Montpellier.
Escalette de Montpellier is a signature dish of France; we have verified places to eat it in Montpellier. A wafer-thin waffle cooked flat in cast-iron moulds over a flame, so light it shatters at the edges. Start with where to eat Escalette de Montpellier in Montpellier.
A wafer-thin waffle cooked flat in cast-iron moulds over a flame, so light it shatters at the edges. The name comes from the occitan escaleta, and the biscuit is sold in stacks in flavours from orange-flower to anise.
The escalette is documented as a Languedoc recipe going back more than seven centuries, made at home over an open fire in hinged iron moulds of the kind that also produced communion wafers. It disappeared commercially and was revived relatively recently by producers working the same flat cast-iron format rather than the deep Belgian pattern. The result is closer to a brandy snap than to a modern waffle: almost no crumb, a caramelised surface, and a snap that goes soft within a day. It is a market and gift-shop item rather than a bakery one, and it travels badly, which is part of why it stayed local.
Where to eat in Montpellier:
Where to eat Escalette de Montpellier in Montpellier: the editor picks
Guided tour · 3 hours
Enjoy seeing Montpellier with a local guide. See the city center, and try local wines and specialties, including fresh seafood and regional cheeses, fougasse, pastries...
Day trip · 3.5 hours
In a typically Mediterranean landscape, discover two of the region’s greatest treasures on this unforgettable half-day experience combining fine wines, fresh oysters, ...
Viator · 5 h
A wine tour to Pic Saint Loup......scenic route, small group and with a local guide...... Enjoy and explore the Montpellier countryside. Off the beaten track !!!! i w...
