LU rapidly became a benchmark in terms of French pastry and confectionery and has now become the global brand name of the company. This inventive baker was married to the beautiful Mademoiselle Utile – they were madly in love! Louis Lefèvre decided to place both their initials ''LU'' on every biscuit. Lefèvre was the first to create a cookie factory in France. He originally sold biscuits from the English biscuit factory Huntley & Palmers and then he began his production in the mid-1800s. Then, in 1886, Louis Lefèvre created this square butter cookie in his Nantes-based biscuit factory. The origin oft he French Petit-Beurre dates back to 1886, to the most romantic country, you guess where? The name Petit Beurre originates from France since 1886 (meaning: ''small butter''.) The name Petit Beurre is, in fact, a generic name for a butter-flavored biscuit with a characteristic shape and a specific taste. ''Petit Beurre'', which means ''little butter'' in French, was created by the English biscuits of the time. Moreover, did you know that its appearance actually has a meaning?!īe patient, we are here for you to learn! These crispy biscuits that melt in the mouth are nowadays the symbol of the seaside town of Nantes. The famous Petit Beurre biscuits marked many childhoods, but even today it gives children and the elderly pleasure. There are quite interesting stories about Petit Beurre, so, let's learn! Oh not even to mention the combinations! Strawberry cream, jam or Nutella take those biscuits to another level! Although, we will move to combinations later, first you need to know when and where did they come from. They have a recognizable taste – there is no doubt that when you bite only a little piece you'll know – ''oh, that is Petit Beurre''. They are part of the afternoon tea, afternoon and morning snack, brunch, parties, but they are also one of the main ingredients of many cakes and sweet treats. These simple cookies are rich and only slightly sweet so that is why they are well-combined with almost every ingredient! Simple, crunchy, flat, but still delicious. This article is dedicated to these, one of the most widely spread cookies in the world. If you didn't eat them yourself, you probably tried them in the Petit Beurre Cake they are part of. We can bet that at least one of your childhood biscuits were exactly Petit Beurre biscuits.

What biscuits did you mostly eat? Do you remember them? Think about your childhood for a moment …Grandparents, mother, father, aunts – they all offered you biscuits. Their meaning is: ''little butter'' and their appearance has an interesting story related to time. The name Petit Beurre according to The Complete Collection of Biscuit Types originates from France and the invention company is ''LU''.

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