Price: $8
The sprinkle of powdered sugar on this substantial, dense slice of croissant bread pudding says dessert, but after a fork digs into and tears away springy layers of dough, is that the green of vegetable you see? Is that an onion among the slivered almonds and chocolate chunks? Yes. Or at least maybe. (On closer examination, the green I spotted in my steaming, quichelike treat was a bit of melted green macaron.) This snack is made with egg, cream and “pretty much all the pastry we don’t sell,” manager Oscar Murcia says. “The owner is big on not throwing food away unnecessarily.” As many as 20 pastries sweet and savory are chopped and combined, changing the nature of the pudding from day to day. Customers love it. Murcia eats it “every night,” and advises people to do it his way: always heated, with some ice cream and caramel drizzle.
Café Saint Germain, 118 Beacon St., Ward 2, Somerville
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