Pastries

[nq:1]Is pastry those bread-like items that are often sweet?[/nq]
Pastries are definitionally sweet, I'd say, but the British might have "savoury" (bwahaha) pastries as well. Pastries are all based on the use of dough, but by no means are all pastries "breadlike". Consider a cannoli (obAUE).
[nq:1]Is croissant a pastry?[/nq]
No, definitely not.
[nq:1]What are some popular pastries

[nq:2]Is pastry those bread-like items that are often sweet?[/nq]
[nq:1]Pastries are definitionally sweet, I'd say, but the British might have "savoury" (bwahaha) pastries as well. Pastries are all based on the use of dough, but by no means are all pastries "breadlike". Consider a cannoli (obAUE).[/nq]
Perhaps some of this differs from one region to another. When I think of pastries, I thi

[nq:2]Is pastry those bread-like items tht are often sweet?[/nq]
[nq:1]Pastries are definitionally sweet, I'd say, but the British might have "savoury" (bwahaha) pastries as well. Pastries are all based on the use of dough, but by no means are all pastries "breadlike". Consider a cannoli (obAUE).[/nq]
Perhaps some of this differs from one region to another. When I think of pastries, I thin

[nq:2]Pastries are definitionally sweet, I'd say, but the British might ... no means are all pastries "breadlike". Consider a cannoli (obAUE).[/nq]
[nq:1]Perhaps some of this differs from one region to another. When I think of pastries, I think essentially of "French ... British culture. Anyway, I would call the Eccles cakes and empire biscuits, shortbread, etc., "baked goods," but not pastrie

[nq:1]Am I correct in assuming that you would consider Kellogg's Pop-Tarts brand toaster pastries and "toaster pastries" made by other companies to not be pastries?[/nq]
***** no! Of course Pop-Tarts are not pastries!
[nq:1]In order to protect their trademarks, these companies must accompany their trademark with a descriptive phrase for the product. What phrase would you use, if you were t

I would say that yes, a toaster oven is an oven and no, a Welsh rabbit is not a rabbit.
Take a look at the "Nutrition Facts" panel for Kellogg's Pop-Tarts, frosted blueberry flavor, at
http://www.nutritiondata.com/facts-001-02s0408.html

"Serving Size 1 pastry (52g)."
I expect that

[nq:1]For the visiting Brits, you can get your indispensible Eccles cakes and empire biscuits at a little shop in Santa Monica.[/nq]
What's an empire biscuit? As a life-long Brit, I'd to know what I've been missing (indeed, have never heard of) all these years.

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[nq:1]Am I correct in assuming that you would consider Kellogg's Pop-Tarts brand toaster pastries and "toaster pastries" made by other companies to ... trademark with a descriptive phrase for the product. What phrase would you use, if you were to disallow "toaster pastries"?[/nq]
They don't deserve be called pastries. Of course, commercial food marketers have long taken
license with the la

[nq:2]Is pastry those bread-like items that are often sweet?[/nq]
[nq:1]Pastries are definitionally sweet, I'd say, but the British might have "savoury" (bwahaha) pastries as well. Pastries are all based on the use of dough, but by no means are all pastries "breadlike". Consider a cannoli (obAUE).[/nq]
What's (bwahaha) suppose to mean?
Pastries are basically fat and flour, and are usua

[nq:2]For the visiting Brits, you can get your indispensible Eccles cakes and empire biscuits at a little shop in Santa Monica.[/nq]
[nq:1]What's an empire biscuit? As a life-long Brit, I'd to know what I've been missing (indeed, have never heard of) all these years.[/nq]
Empire biscuits at least as baked by the shop I referred to are very popular in Santa Monica, CA. They might be describ