Wednesday, October 3, 2007

Mirabelle

http://www.lemonde.fr/web/article/0,1-0@2-3238,36-960509,0.html
The mirabelle plum, also known as the mirabelle prune (Prunus domestica var. syriaca), is the edible drupaceous fruit of the mirabelle prune tree, a cultivar of the prune tree. It is believed that the plum was cultivated from a wild fruit grown in Asia Minor.
Clafouti, sometimes spelt clafoutis, is a custard-like baked French dessert that is typically made by baking fresh fruit (traditionally cherries) and a batter, somewhat similar to pancake batter, in a baking dish.
Originally from Limousin, the dish's name comes from the occitan clafotís, from the verb clafir, meaning « to fill up » (implied: " the batter with cherries"). Clafoutis apparently spread throughout France during the 19th century.Wikipedia

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