| Jésuite | |
| Image Alt: | Jésuite |
| Country: | Bordeaux |
| Type: | Pastry |
| Main Ingredient: | Pastry, frangipane cream, slivered almonds, powdered sugar |
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A Jésuite is a triangular, flaky pastry filled with frangipane cream and topped with sliced almonds and powdered sugar.[1] The pastry originated in France and the name refers to the triangular shape of a Jesuit's hat.[2]
A similarly-named Uruguayan dish is the jesuita, a baked ham and cheese sandwich with a puff pastry crust commonly eaten in parts of South America and considered a classic of Argentinian cuisine, where it is known as a fosforito.[3] [4] [5]
A similarly-named sweet pastry known in Portugal and Spain, the jesuíta, consists of puff pastry filled with custard.[6] In Germany, Jesuitermützen are a custard-filled pastry traditionally cut into triangles.
In Argentina, jesuita is a very popular dish in many provinces. Rectangular in shape, it's made from puff pastry stuffed with ham and cheese, and covered with a sweet crust.[7]