Know Your GBBS History: Pâtisserie
Our latest series runs down the truth behind the popular bakes featured on The Great British Baking Show. This week: The Pâtisserie Semi-Final!
Pâtisserie (Semi-Final)
The word "pâtisserie" is French for "Bakeshop." This round is all French pastry all the time, and it is always one of the final rounds in the show. Series 6, for instance, didn't have it as the semi-final, but it was one round prior because this is not a challenge for the faint of heart. The sole exceptions where this round did not appear at all were the very first season, where the final was merely "Pastry" and more UK-oriented, and Season 4, which referred to this round as "French Pastry" instead of the fancier term.
