19th century
 | Recipes : Spooned Biscuits Spooned biscuits were originaly round shaped. They took the name "spooned" biscuits by the fact that they were shaped an... |
 | Recipes : Tarte Tatin This recipe, created by the Tatin sisters, at the beginning of the 20th century in their restaurant of La Motte Beuvron ... |
 French specialties : Calisson d'Aix The Calisson d'Aix is "the" confectionery of Provence and Aix-en-Provence draws from it most of its fame. Known as of An... |
 French specialties : Violet Mustard Violet Mustard is a very old Mustard known since the XIIIth century. It owes its letters of nobility in the XIVth centur... |
 | News : Sauerkraut ('choucroute' in French language) The French word 'choucroute' (for 'sauerkraut') derives from the Alsacian dialect 'sûrkrût' itself from the German 'saue... |
 | News : Asparagus Asparagus is a latin word. Asparagus had been first appreciated by the ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Romans. They then ... |
 | News : Miss Nellie and Mr Auguste This is a short tribute to Auguste Escoffier, the so famous French cook who was active mainly at the turn of the XIXth c... |
 | News : Coffee, how to choose it and make it The 2009 Paris Agricultural Fair recently closed after having received over 700,000 visitors. This year, I was invited ... |
