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the f word Recipes :
Lamb Tajine

Recipes : Lamb Tajine
The "tajine" (or "tagine" is both the word for the dish (as a main course) and for the clay pot that is used in North Af...
Nice style gnocchis

Recipes : Nice style gnocchis
A 'warm'(hearty) recipe all 'young and old' will enjoy 6 servings : 2 large pounds of starchy potatoes half a pound...
Betise de Cambrai

French specialties : Betise de Cambrai
Contrary to other specialities of our areas the Hard mint candy, called Bêtise de Cambrai is not a very old production. ...
Laguiole

French specialties : Laguiole
Laguiole which is pronounce "laïole" in Aubrac, its production area, is a cheese of which origins go back to many centur...
Sauerkraut  ('choucroute' in French language)

News : Sauerkraut ('choucroute' in French language)
The French word 'choucroute' (for 'sauerkraut') derives from the Alsacian dialect 'sûrkrût' itself from the German 'saue...
Asparagus

News : Asparagus
Asparagus is a latin word. Asparagus had been first appreciated by the ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Romans. They then ...
Towards the discovery of  the Yoghurts

News : Towards the discovery of the Yoghurts
It happened in very ancient times, at the fringes of the Balkanic peninsula and of Turkey that one started to find the f...
the omelette

News : the omelette
In the Journal of Jean Heroard (1551-1628), doctor of the young future king Louis XIII, we could read : "often, in the a...


answer to Laura
Hi Laura, We will be delighful to help you but we need some details : I do not now the word "lava" : could you please e...







The Lobster à l'américaine StoryThe Lobster à l'américaine Story
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cassoulet
The Cassoulet is a typical French dish. Its history would go up with the 100 year read more