Talk:Petit four

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How does taking advantage of stored heat equate to taking advantage of the high burning temperature of coal? Please make this clearer if you know what is meant by the passage. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jonsku99 (talk • contribs) 19:30, 9 September 2017 (UTC)

Main Image is NOT Petit four

Could you please change out this image http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Petits.fours.wmt.jpg/450px-Petits.fours.wmt.jpg for another one that accurately depicts a real assortment of petit four. This is CLEARLY an assortment of entrément. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2604:2000:E922:6B00:95FE:7247:66C:61EB (talk) 06:48, 4 November 2014 (UTC)

Please Use Metric!

Could people please use grown-up measurements when wrtiting for Wikipedia? The civillised world uses metric. If you're going to write "an inch square", you may as well write aboiut things in ells or cubits or furlongs. Metric is the only internationally accepted system of measurement. Please use it. 220.233.178.130 (talk) 11:39, 30 December 2008 (UTC)

Your choice of words characterize you as rather uncivil. It is way more disturbing than the use of the USCS. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:8070:21A2:A700:9284:DFF:FEF5:C9F8 (talk) 05:52, 23 September 2016 (UTC)

Definition

I've cut this text as it's directly contradicted by the rest of the article, which says that petit fours can be any of a variety of confections. Perhaps petit fours were traditionally/originally only iced cakes, but I don't know. 93.96.236.8 (talk) 12:55, 31 January 2010 (UTC)

Modern petits fours usually consist of a geometrically cut piece of sponge cake (often génoise), topped with fondant and are approximately 25 millimetres (1 inch) square and about 40 millimetres (1.6 inches) high. The fondant which tops the cake is often pastel in color, and commonly decorated with piped icing flowers or other embellishments. The term petit four may also, however, refer to any of a variety of small confections, especially in France.

Belgium : New Year

Petit fours in Belgium are traditionally eaten and sold around the Holiday Period . Especially new year. It's quite a big thing in Belgium. It would be nice if someone with some writing skill , who has spent a few years in Belgium would write a few lines about this. I'm sure there are some hidden pieces of knowledge to be found where this is concerned.

Also, anyone in Belgium during the holidays this year who's a good photographer , consider taking a few pictures of the huge petit four trays that pop up in Belgian bakeries around new year. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.101.79.142 (talk) 17:24, 17 November 2011 (UTC)

Pronunciation is missing

There's nothing wrong with giving the original French pronunciation.

But since this is the English-language Wikipedia, it is ridiculous not to present the English-language pronunciation first. Instead, the English-language pronunciation is completely absent. (Informally, it is PET-ee-for.)Daqu (talk) 15:33, 26 December 2014 (UTC)

Highly doubtful, there is an English pronunciation. These pastries are available in France only or wherever French cuisine is offered. Thus there is no need for a pronunciation other than the original one. Or did you mean IPA? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:8070:21A2:A700:9284:DFF:FEF5:C9F8 (talk) 05:47, 23 September 2016 (UTC)

I beg to differ. I'm from the US Midwest, and I've heard of them occasionally for over half a century; in fact, I heard someone use the term today, at an event where some snacks were provided. They may or may not be exactly the same pastries as in France, and they have always been the glacé varieties in my own experience, but they are produced and sold in the US, and not necessarily as part of French cuisine. In English, the term is sad as if it were "Petty fours", "fours" being pronounced as if what was meant was that they came in sets of four (4) or something. (When I first met them, as a child, that's what I assumed the name referred to. Only much later, in studying French, did I learn that four means "oven".) Davecat4 (talk) 23:00, 20 May 2023 (UTC)

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this is a good description of this food type with a good explaination of the types of petit fours. i am, however concerned that in Cambridge halls the description refers to a different type of food. for me this presents the following questions -is this a misunderstanding that a few students have whitnessed prior to editing Wikipedia? -is this a misunderstanding that has developed into a common reference? -is this an intentional change to the meaning of the phrase? I would suggest that the first should not warrant an explaination in Wikipedia. the second and third could depending on the circumstances. 81.158.74.63 22:43, 17 September 2007 (UTC) == types of petit fours == I would suggest that petit fours be broken down into 5 categories, sec (dry), glaces (iced), frais (fresh fillings and fruits), almond and fruit deguises (dry fruits wrapped in marzipan, though sometimes considered confections as well). I'll edit the article to reflect this once I have a proper citation. However, I think this is generally understood to be factual by industry professionals. 98.216.106.255 (talk) 02:06, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

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