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[quote=Anonymous]I don't actually understand why this is a competition.

You can get amazing bread and pastries in Europe. You can get amazing bread and pastries in Asia. Yay for bread and pastries.

I also tend to feel these regions focus on different things. For instance, a bakery in Japan might perfect making croissants with some insane level of lamination, that are particularly spectacular to look at (almost look impossible) and enjoyable to eat. But I don't view that as a "better" croissant than one from my of my favorite bakeries in France, which will make croissants as they have for generations and it will look more rustic but in an appealing way and melt in my mouth and bring me great joy. They are both wonderful, but in different ways.

Also it's silly to group it as "Europe" and "Asia." I like different things about pastries in France versus Sweden or Austria, and in Japan versus Hong Kong or Korea. There are some shared techniques and histories all of those places, but different flavor profiles, focuses, etc.

I have never thought "oh all the pastries in this country are better than all the pastries in that other country, I will cease to eat pastry from that other country." Instead I just figure out how to find the best pastries in whatever city I'm visiting and celebrate the fact that I can travel and try foods from so many wonderful places. What a gift.[/quote]

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