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The biscuit rose de Reims is a crisp, twice-baked pink biscuit coloured with carmine, made to be dipped in champagne or in a red Coteaux Champenois such as Bouzy.
Its creation dates to the 1690s, when Champenois bakers made a dough baked once and then left in the cooling bread oven to dry, the origin of the word bis-cuit, cooked twice. It was white at first and turned pink with carmine to hide the black specks of vanilla. Maison Fossier, founded in 1756 as Noël-Houzeau and supplier to the coronation of Louis XVI, took the name of the Reims baker Fossier in 1845 and is now the last keeper of the recipe; a dozen traditionally weighs 100g.
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Maison Fossier sells biscuits roses de Reims, the pink biscuits it has made since 1756, from its factory shop in the La Neuvillette district of Reims.
TipThe historic Fossier shop is at 25 cours Jean-Baptiste Langlet, near the cathedral; this factory shop is in the La Neuvillette district of Reims.
Café de la Paix is the brasserie of the Hôtel de la Paix on Rue Buirette in Reims, open seven days with homemade menus and a pink-biscuit tiramisu.
OrderThe Menu Brasserie, finished with the tiramisu made from Reims pink biscuits.
TipThe entrance is through the Hôtel de la Paix at 9 Rue Buirette, and a lunch menu runs Monday to Friday.
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