Indulgences

1. Kouign-amann

   Kouign-amann (butter cake)

   Usage

   A cake layered with butter and sugar, born in Douarnenez

   Grammar Note

   Literally "butter cake"; kouign is feminine and softens to gouign after "ur"

2. Ur gouign-amann, mar plij

   A kouign-amann, please

   Usage

   Ask for a single one at a bakery or pastry shop

   Grammar Note

   "kouign" is feminine, so k becomes g after "ur" (composed)

3. Gwastell giz Breizh

   Breton butter cake (gâteau breton)

   Usage

   A plain, buttery baked cake

   Grammar Note

   "giz" means style or manner: a cake in the Breton style

4. Krampouezh dantelez

   Crêpe dentelle (thin crisp wafer)

   Usage

   A very thin rolled crêpe, light and brittle

   Grammar Note

   "dantelez" means lace: a crêpe as thin as lace

5. Krampouezh gant amann ha sukr

   Crêpe with butter and sugar

   Usage

   The simplest and most traditional way to eat a sweet crêpe

   Grammar Note

   "gant" means with; "amann ha sukr" is butter and sugar (composed)

6. Karamel gant amann sall

   Salted-butter caramel

   Usage

   Caramel made with Brittany's salted butter, a popular gift

   Grammar Note

   "Caramel with salted butter"; the noun and adjective follow "gant" (composed)

7. Sivi

   Strawberries

   Usage

   The Plougastel peninsula near Brest is known for its strawberries

   Grammar Note

   A feminine noun, used collectively for strawberries

8. Traou Mad

   Traou Mad (Breton biscuit brand)

   Usage

   A Breton biscuit brand; the name means "good things"

   Grammar Note

   "traoù" is the plural of thing; "mad" is a variant spelling of mat, used in the brand name

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