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Is J Balvin leaving music... to become a chef?

J Balvin was cooking up some French classics while in Italy.


UPDATED JULY 21, 2019 10:30 PM EDT

J Balvin is wearing a new hat these days — a chef’s hat. While on a trip in Italy, J Balvin took some time to brush up his culinary skills and make some flaky and delicious croissants and some supercalifragilisticexpialidocious looking fruit tarts. The I Can’t Get Enough singer was accompanied by an Italian chef who was helpfully teaching him the ropes on how to make these delectable French stables. In a series of videos that the artist shared via social media, you can see him expertly cutting the puff pastry using a pizza cutter as well as rolling the strips of puff pastry into tiny little enjoyable rolls that would be baked into golden morsels to be enjoyed.

J Balvin, croissants© jbalvin
You can definitely tell that the singer was proud of his handy work as he showcased the final product. He even got a “Wonderful,” from the chef

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In the videos, you can see the Ven y Hazlo Tú singer piping some creamy custard into small premade tartlets that will later be transformed into a mouthwatering dessert. For the finishing touch, J Balvin lightly brushes each tart with (what looks like) a simple syrup wash that will help seal in the fruits and the custard (yum).

J Balvin, pastry chef© jbalvin
In the videos, the chef could be heard detailing how to properly pipe the creamy filling for the tarts

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