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friand

charcuterie in puff pastry

Friand farci au chèvre

Sold in snack bars or in the charcuterie section of the supermarket, ready to take home and heat up in the oven, a friand is a rectangular or cylindrical puff pastry filled with either sausage meat (chair à saucisse), pâté seasoned ground meat (viande hachée), ham and cheese, or cheese and mushroom etc.

At home or in restaurants friands can be an entrée; mini ones can be very more-ish amuse-bouches.

A French sausage roll, however is a saucisson brioché.

Charcuterie

Text © Dana Facaros

Image by Marianne Casamance