This video documentary is available streaming on Netflix - it follows pastry chefs who compete in the Meilleurs Ouvriers de France competition for patisserie. It's sort of like the Olympics of pastry - every four years, a group of pastry chefs who have "qualified" spent three days preparing something like 40 different recipes, along with a pop quiz or two thrown into the mix.
They dip chocolates, bake cakes, pull sugar ribbons, make lollipops- there's no limit to what these chefs can do. These guys are amazing, and once you've watched this film, you'll understand why the caliber of food in France is so high and the standards so rigorous.
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