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[[File:chambord.jpg|thumb|Thumbnailed image]|Explaining āThe Confidentā to the head biscuit maker of the āBiscuiterie de Chambordā, one of the most traditional biscuit artisan of the region.]] | [[File:chambord.jpg|thumb|Thumbnailed image]|Explaining āThe Confidentā to the head biscuit maker of the āBiscuiterie de Chambordā, one of the most traditional biscuit artisan of the region.]] | ||
[[The Soft Protest Digest:About|The Soft Protest | [[The Soft Protest Digest:About|The Soft Protest Digest]] spent the first twenty days of July 2018 working in the summer house of the [https://www.instagram.com/residencelaverrerie/?hl=fr Verrerie], sheltered under the trees of the chestnut orchard. This research based residency, located in one of the most important french wine region, halfway between the cities of [https://www.google.com/maps/place/Tours,+France/@46.7627595,0.5119467,6z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x47fcd5b34a979a55:0x40dc8d705388430!8m2!3d47.394144!4d0.68484/ Tours] and [https://www.google.com/maps/place/37140+Bourgueil,+France/@47.4298204,0.1293455,8z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x47fd454fe0927781:0x695d57e930066da6!8m2!3d47.282487!4d0.168611/ Bourgueil], can boast from a rich historic and culinary heritage. Throughout this period, the Verrerie became the production lab of a genuine regional pastry tradition: āThe Confidentā. | ||
In the course of a preliminary discussion with IEHCA<ref>European Institute of History and Cultures of Food</ref> food historian and contributor to the <i>Inventory of Centreās region culinary heritage</i> LoĆÆc Bienassis, LoĆÆc listed three notions fundamental to the scientific denomination of a regional culinary tradition: | In the course of a preliminary discussion with IEHCA<ref>European Institute of History and Cultures of Food</ref> food historian and contributor to the <i>Inventory of Centreās region culinary heritage</i> LoĆÆc Bienassis, LoĆÆc listed three notions fundamental to the scientific denomination of a regional culinary tradition: | ||
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3. A regional tradition can be considered as such if it falls within the historical, artisanal and agricultural narrative of the region. | 3. A regional tradition can be considered as such if it falls within the historical, artisanal and agricultural narrative of the region. | ||
Therefore, [[The Soft Protest Digest:About|The Soft Protest | Therefore, [[The Soft Protest Digest:About|The Soft Protest Digest]] consciously drew inspiration from the <i>Winemakerās tart</i><ref>The āWinemaker's tartā is an apple tart glazed with a <i>Bourgueil</i> red wine jam sold in most of the bakeries of the region and always advertised as a ā<i>Speciality of the house sinceā¦</i>ā</ref> and set to produce a poached peach pie (peach being in season), garnished with a candied chestnut and served with a Bourgueil wine syrup as well as a light purple whipped cream flavored with that same syrup. Day after day, in collaboration with the residents of the Verrerie (and occasionally with a few curious neighbors), [[The Soft Protest Digest:About|The Soft Protest Digest]] repeated and fine-tuned the recipe, the design, the serving ritual and the tasting of his pie. Thanks to their daily conversations and debates, the <i>Friends of the Verrerie</i> gave shape to āThe Confidentā. | ||
As the daily ritual of the residents was now established in the landscape of the Verrerie, [[The Soft Protest Digest:About|The Soft Protest | As the daily ritual of the residents was now established in the landscape of the Verrerie, [[The Soft Protest Digest:About|The Soft Protest Digest]] took on to make āThe Confidentā be known on a regional scale. For the 2018 yearly edition of <i>Bourgueilās farmerās and culinary craft market</i>, [[The Soft Protest Digest:About|The Soft Protest Digest]] presented the pie on a personalized stall to the curious visitors of the fair as well as the local pastry and biscuit makers of the region. Hiding the real origin of āThe Confidentā behind the tale of an ancient recipe found in the attic of the house of the Verrerie, [[The Soft Protest Digest:About|The Soft Protest Digest]] was careful in spreading the tradition properly. He thus offered to the visitors complimentary pamphlets containing: a detailed recipe of the pie, the scenario of the tradition as well as the made up historical introduction. | ||
A few pastry makers, always in search of some unique recipes, sounded worried by the fact that their direct competitors may have been informed of this historical pie. We may come back and visit one day, and we may find The Confident showcased in the windows of a few bakeries, and why not even in the Inventory of Centreās region culinary heritageā¦ | A few pastry makers, always in search of some unique recipes, sounded worried by the fact that their direct competitors may have been informed of this historical pie. We may come back and visit one day, and we may find The Confident showcased in the windows of a few bakeries, and why not even in the Inventory of Centreās region culinary heritageā¦ | ||