Easter = Pâques
Easter (Les Pâques), is quickly becoming one of my favorite holidays in France. Basically French boulangeries and chocolate shops see it as an opportunity to outdo themselves and create a menagerie (literally, any animal beyond a chicken) of magnificent chocolate creations. But one thing I have yet to see in France are Peeps – marshmellow sugariness in unnatural colors shaped in the form of bunnies. Yes, that seems to remain distinctly American. Year after year, the Washington Post Peeps Contest is one of my highlights of the season. I mean, what adult doesn’t need the excuse to make a diorama again? The photo above is a scene created by a dear friend (who prefers to stay anonymous) called “Jersey S’Mores.” Unfortunately, it didn’t make it as one of the finalists, but I found it worthy of a little media attention. Check out the gallery of finalists here.
MartyD
April 1, 2010 at 2:07 pm //
The Peeps Show IV just announced the winners for this year…http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/gallery/2010/03/29/GA2010032903934.html?hpid=skybox
enjoy
ricki@tripbase
April 1, 2010 at 2:10 pm //
Hey Anne,
I came across this the other day and think you might like it – the Washington Post isn’t the only Peeps contest! This is National Geographic’s
http://blogs.nationalgeographic.com/blogs/intelligenttravel/2010/03/peeps-in-places.html
Catherine
April 1, 2010 at 8:04 pm //
what a cute diorama – Feliz Semana Santa from Mexico
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Simple in France
April 3, 2010 at 11:32 am //
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I too have been contemplating all those interesting French chocolate sculptures this last week. As for peeps . . .I was out walking around and I *swore* I saw peeps, or something peep-like in a chocolaterie–I was walking by and saw it from a window, so I’m not completely sure, but this shocked me–as I too have noticed that France is a relatively peep-less nation.