The Marseilles specialty you are talking about is called a "Nid d'Abeille" ( Beehive ), though I've been living near Marseille for 20 years and never come across one there... But I when I was a child it was my post-orthodontics appointment treat in Frejus, on the Côte d'Azur, near Nice... It was the fancy version of the "Tarte Tropézienne", which excludes the topping and so is basically the brioche and the pastry cream..., which is still my younger brother's favourite dessert. He's 9 years younger and had straight teeth, so he never knew the delights of the Nid d'Abeille... ;-) Thanks so much for connecting here - I love how this is a forum for information shared from all over the world. I guess those orthodontist appointments were worth it in more ways than one, weren't they? :) PJH

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