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Paris bakery

I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask this question, but.....
Years ago when we lived in Cleveland, we got something called a Russian Tea Biscuit at a Kosher bakery. It was a rather heavy rolled pastry, with a filling of raspberry, golden raisins and ground nuts. Does anyone know if there is a place in Paris' Jewish district where we could find that? Thanks.
Donna

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Go to rue des Rosiers in the Marais. It's a short street which has 3 or 4 bakeries, the better ones are away from the felafel places, towards the other end of the street.

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I think you might mean a "strudel" - which might not have raspberries, but will have nuts, raisins and possibly dates.

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Sacha Finklestein (rue Rosiers, bright yellow facade, can't miss it) may have it and if not, has excellent authentic Jewish baked goods as well as the best knish I have ever tasted, kosher pickles, gefilte fish and really, just about anything one could want. On the same street, about 30 metres East is a small bakery with a blue awning. Small but authentic bakery, frequented more by locals, more reasonably priced than Finklestein's. Both worth a try!

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I wanted to get back to those who offered assistance. We went to the Jewish Quarter today, for falafel sandwiches and bakery. Now, when you're vegetarians/vegans and travel, you seek out falafel joints in a good many places. We passed on the lines at the recommended L'As du Falafel, and opted instead for mi-va-mi across the street, which has plenty of tables inside. It began to rain shortly after we ordered, good call sitting inside! Afterwards we wandered through several bakeries, looking at options and for something similar to what we knew in Cleveland. We liked the offerings at Florence Kahn, which has a lovely blue tile mosaic exterior. Just finished eating our purchases. Oh, well, okay, we didn't find exactly what we were after, but did thoroughly enjoy the poppyseed, fig, and raspberry choices, that's three separate pastries. Their business cared says "Le Traiteur de las Gastronomie Yiddish d'Europe Centrale et de Russie", which I guess explains why it was close enough! Oh, and the falafel, some of the best we've ever had. So thanks to all.

Donna