🌍 France / Belgium (pâte d'amandes; almond kernel paste base; used for financiers, macarons; based on beurre+poudre d'amandes+cold sugar)
🕰️ ~1700s France (pâte d'amandes as filling); 1850s financiers created by Laselvi atLes献给 finance; modern pastry kitchens; food service adaptations