Used in a sentence: "Here I am, half my life likely over, and I'm only NOW learning about La Religieuse ... a puff pastry similar to an eclair that stands upright as shown in the accompanying photo ... and NOW I want to eat a nun."
In case those dots aren't being connected, 'La Religieuse' = nun in French ... and apparently these sweet treats made someone sometime somewhere think of a nun (or a nun's habit), hence the name. As for me, I only found out about them because they were part of the challenge in a recent episode of the Great British Baking Show on the PBS on demand.
Here's hoping that I can find them in New Orleans next month during the (new?) holiday tradition of visiting the Crescent City for Christmas ... Fingers crossed!
MORE MOUTH WATERING PICTURES:
http://jeparleamericain.com/la-religieuse-%E2%80%94-the-nun/
WILL THEY LET ME EAT A NUN AT ONE OF THESE SPOTS?:
https://foursquare.com/top-places/french-quarter-new-orleans/best-places-pastries
OR WILL I HAVE TO GO ALL THE WAY TO PARIS?:
http://www.parispatisseries.com/2010/10/22/laduree-religieuse-rose/
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