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friand
charcuterie in puff pastry
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.
Text © Dana Facaros
Image by Marianne Casamance