A French: pâtisserie (in French pɑtisʁi/), patisserie in English or pastry shop in American English, is a type of bakery that specializes in pastries and sweets. In French, the word pâtisserie also denotes a pastry as well as pastry-making.
While the making and selling of pastries may often be only one part of the activity of a bakery, in some countries pâtisserie or its equivalents are legally controlled titles which may only be used by bakeries that employ a licensed "master pastry chef" (French: maître pâtissier; Dutch; Flemish: meester banketbakker; German: Konditormeister). For example, in France and Belgium, the French: maître pâtissier is a pastry chef who has completed a lengthy training process, typically an apprenticeship, and passed a written examination.[1]
In Bangladeshi languages the term in common usage is called French: pâtis in its shortened form.
In Korean and Japanese, the term French: pâtisserie is used as well (Japanese: パティスリー|patisurī, Korean: 파티스리|patiseuri).
In France and Canada, the term French: pâtisserie also refers to the pastries produced by a French: pâtissier. Mass-produced pastries are also sometimes called French: pâtisserie.
In Australia and Lebanon, French: pâtisserie is used commonly along with the words bakery or pastry shop.
In Britain, morning goods are pastries, scones, and other products which are baked and sold fresh each day.
In Croatia, the term slastičarnica is used to denote a patisserie that makes cakes and sweet pastries. The word pekarnica is used for a bakery that bakes savory products such as bread as well as savory and sweet rolls.
In Hungary, the term Hungarian: cukrászda is used to refer to a French: pâtisserie.
In Poland, there are two terms commonly used to refer to shops making and selling sweet baked goods: Polish: cukiernia (from Polish: cukier 'sugar') and Polish: ciastkarnia (from Polish: ciastko 'pastry', diminutive form of Polish: ciasto 'cake', 'dough').
In Portugal, they are known as Portuguese: [[wikt:pastelaria|pastelaria]]. Other terms used are Portuguese: patisseria, Portuguese: confeitaria, Portuguese: doçaria, and Portuguese: doceria.
In Spain, pastelería. Synonyms: dulcería, panadería, tortería, and repostería.
In Italy, Italian: pasticceria (pronounced as /it/).
In Dutch, Dutch; Flemish: banketbakkerij. The word Dutch; Flemish: banketgebak is used for the confections sold in such an establishment.