A French: pâtisserie (pronounced as /fr/), patisserie in English or pastry shop in American English, is a type of bakery that specializes in pastries and sweets. In French, the word pâtisserie also denotes a pastry as well as pastry-making.
While the making and selling of pastries may often be only one part of the activity of a bakery, in some countries pâtisserie or its equivalents are legally controlled titles which may only be used by bakeries that employ a licensed "master pastry chef" (fr|maître pâtissier; nl|meester banketbakker; de|Konditormeister). For example, in France and Belgium, the French: maître pâtissier is a pastry chef who has completed a lengthy training process, typically an apprenticeship, and passed a written examination.[1]
In Britain, morning goods are pastries, scones, and other products which are baked and sold fresh each day.
In Croatia, the term slastičarnica is used to denote a patisserie that makes cakes and sweet pastries. The word pekarnica is used for a bakery that bakes savory products such as bread as well as savory and sweet rolls.
In France and Canada, the term French: pâtisserie also refers to the pastries produced by a French: pâtissier. Mass-produced pastries are also sometimes called French: pâtisserie.
In Holland, Dutch; Flemish: banketbakkerij. The word Dutch; Flemish: banketgebak is used for the confections sold in such an establishment.
In Hungary, the term Hungarian: cukrászda is used to refer to a French: pâtisserie.
In Italy, Italian: pasticceria (pronounced as /it/).
In Poland, there are two terms commonly used to refer to shops making and selling sweet baked goods: Polish: cukiernia (from Polish: cukier 'sugar') and Polish: ciastkarnia (from Polish: ciastko 'pastry', diminutive form of Polish: ciasto 'cake', 'dough').
In Portugal, they are known as Portuguese: [[wikt:pastelaria|pastelaria]]. Other terms used are Portuguese: patisseria, Portuguese: confeitaria, Portuguese: doçaria, and Portuguese: doceria.
In Spain, pastelería. Synonyms: dulcería, panadería, tortería, and repostería.
In Australia and Lebanon, French: pâtisserie is used commonly along with the word bakery.
In Bangladeshi languages the term in common usage is called French: pâtis in its shortened form.
In Korean and Japanese, the term French: pâtisserie is used as well (ja|パティスリー|patisurī, ko|파티스리|patiseuri).