My colleague Jason got a box of cookies from his friend who returned from a trip to France. "What biscuits are these?" I asked him. Err...hmm, let's just see. We scanned through the packaging and were unable to find a word of English (what do you expect, right?), except for some small print on ingredients used. "Ahh... these are butter cookies."
Came tea time and these plain-looking cookies were whipped out. Took a quick sniff of the piece in my hand, I thought it had a strong condensed milk smell. When it went into my mouth, the texture and taste were very similar to butter shortbread.
The cookies were products of the medieval city of Mont Saint Michel in Normandy, France (St Michael's Mount in English), specifically of Annette Poulard, who later became to be known as Mère Poulard (hence the name and the face on the packaging). Annette and husband Victor Poulard ran an inn in Mont Saint Michel, which is known today as La Mère Poulard, with eight properties strewn across the tidal island.
http://www.lemontsaintmichel.com/
http://www.mere-poulard.com/?lang=en
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mont_Saint_Michel
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