Toulouse. At the Christmas market, Nicolas is the king of gingerbread
In any case, in his chalet n ° 36, his gingerbread is king. It has been handcrafted since 1999 in Gardanne near Aix en Provence, with unparalleled smoothness. “There is no secret, it is the 8 weeks of growth of the dough which gives it its softness. Kept in the fridge, it can keep it for several weeks”, assures Karine of the Nicolas Carletto family business. With us, men manufacture and women sell, she laughs. Made the old-fashioned way with honey from Provence, gingerbread is natural, not very sweet and cooks for nearly 15 hours. Plain or with fruit, they each have their own summer or winter scent: apricot, pear, fig or orange. Nicolas gingerbread has been present every year since the creation of the Christmas Market in Toulouse. “There is no question of missing this meeting because we have a very loyal clientele here who have followed us for many years. I have even seen some of my clients grow up. Now they are teenagers,” Karine is surprised. After Aix, it is also in Toulouse that it sells the most, and great amateurs even come from 150 km around.