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Pain d'épices de Reims is a dense spiced loaf of rye flour and three kinds of honey, meadow, pale and buckwheat, and the Reims name is reserved for gingerbread made with rye.
Reims bakers began spicing honey bread around the 14th century and were given the name pâtissiers de pain d'épices; the city's is held to be the oldest recorded mention of the trade. The pain d'épices makers asserted their monopoly on 2 August 1571 and founded a guild that Henri IV recognised in 1596, and the Reims aldermen offered pain d'épices to Louis XV at his coronation in 1722. Before the Revolution the city had only twelve master makers, and the number halved under the First Empire.
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Also in: Dijon, Strasbourg.
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.
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Private tour · 7 hours
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Day trip · 12 hours
Embark on a alll inclusive day trip from Paris to the Champagne region. Visit the birthplace of champagne in 3 different houses, Reims Cathedral, and enjoy a gourmet 3...
