Les Gougères

The cathedral town of Sens, lying on the old road from Paris to Burgundy, likes to claim credit for the original ‘gougère’. But farther south, Burgundians proper have long been serving this cheese pastry as their traditional accompaniment to a glass of beaujolais. As one wine connoisseur put it, ‘Gougère is not a cheese, though it has that savour, nor a pastry, though it has that appearance. It is the ideal bridge between main course and dessert, allowing the last glass of wine to be enjoye