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The tarte aux pralines is the Lyonnais pink-praline tart: a short-pastry shell filled with a molten pink-praline cream that sets to a glossy, sticky, intensely sweet slab, sold by the slice at every bakery in the city.
The pink praline, a sugar-coated almond made in Lyon since the 17th century, was traditionally sold as a sweet in its own right before bakers started folding it into cream and tart shells. The tarte aux pralines appears in Lyonnais pastry records from the late 19th century and is now the city's most-reproduced souvenir: Pignol bakes it at Place Bellecour, Bouillet at Croix-Rousse, and every market stall sells its own version. The pink colour comes from carmine dye in the praline coating.
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Pignol is the multi-generation Lyonnais bakery and patisserie with a Place Bellecour counter for the pink-praline tart, sandwiches and chocolate eclairs.
TipThe tarte aux pralines (pink praline) is the order; sold by the slice from 11:00.
Bouillet on Place de la Croix-Rousse in Lyon's 4e is Sebastien Bouillet's patisserie and chocolate counter, with the city's most-faithful coussin de Lyon.
TipThe coussin de Lyon (marzipan-and-chocolate pillow) is the order; closed Sunday-Monday.
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