Best apres-ski activities in Méribel
There's so much more to a winter holiday in Méribel than just skiing.
May 19, 2022
On your holidays in the mountains, you may have come across the simple and delicious little pastries known locally as bugnes.
In Méribel, during the Fanfoué fête on the first weekend in August, hundreds of them are prepared for locals and visitors by Jeannine. We asked for her bugnes-making secrets, and we were invited to the home of Mado, former manager of La Croix Jean-Claude Hotel and ‘living memory’ of the Méribel valley.
These two have retained all their humour and zest for life and we encourage you to listen to their jokes and anecdotes in the video below!
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 5 minutes
Tip: add a dash of aniseed-flavoured liqueur to give the bugnes extra flavour.
Tip: if you don’t want to use all the pastry straight away, you can keep it several days in the fridge or even the freezer. Divide it into several pieces so you can defrost as much as you require.
The remains of the pastry can be used to make Rzoul! These are bugnes filled with apple compote.
Here’s how to make them:
Gourmet tip:Bugnes are traditionally eaten at tea-time or as a dessert, with mulled wine or home-pressed fruit juice.
Bon appétit!