Unspeakably Sweet
“Dacquoise” may be unpronounceable outside of France, but what is hidden behind this cute little meringue hedgehog is, how you say, delicious. Hiding behind the word “Dacquoise” are the residents of the French town of Dax, north of Bayonne, which has been home to a hot spring since Roman times. And as it always seems to be with spas, Dax is rife with spa romances as well as spa confectioners—and with them, diet cheating in the form of sweet delicacies. What Ischler cakes and Zaunerstollen is to those in Bad Ischl, Dacquoise is to the residents of Dax—and even more, to their spa guests.