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traditional foods of france Recipes :
Hot oysters in a Jurançon sabayon

Recipes : Hot oysters in a Jurançon sabayon
For 4 servings : 24 specially fattened greenish oysters (size N°3) 1/10 liter (half a cup) of Jurançon(*) wine 1 thin...
Confit Lemons

Recipes : Confit Lemons
Confit means preserved in fat. This lemon preserve makes a great accompaniment to grilled meats or fishes and is a tradi...
Beret Basque

Recipes : Beret Basque
Ingredients for the "Beret Basque" chocolate dessert: Chocolate mousse: 6 egg whites, 200g dark cooking chocolate, ...
Aligot

Recipes : Aligot
Comming from the cooperative of Laguiole Serves 6 : 1 kg of floury potatoes 100 g of butter 250 g of creme frai...
Pork steak Alsatian Style

Recipes : Pork steak Alsatian Style
It is unfortunate, that this remarkable cut of pork "rouelle"(French for small wheel) is hardly served any more. The "ro...
Granita

Recipes : Granita
Very simple to make and inexpensive, they do not require an ice-cream maker and they are kept in the freezer compartment...
Scallop and Mushroom Parmentiere

Recipes : Scallop and Mushroom Parmentiere
For 4 guests: 8 large scallops 500 gr "traditional" mashed potatoes 1 garlic clove 2 tablespoons olive oil 200 g ...
Chocolate Fondant

Recipes : Chocolate Fondant
Makes 8 individual cakes 200 g of dark chocolaet, 60% 8 squares of the same chocolate 220 g of butter 160 g of cast...
Roast Turkey with Chestnuts

Recipes : Roast Turkey with Chestnuts
This roast turkey with chestnut recipe is still a very traditional one but will also guaranteer you a nice moist meat at...
Pork Chops with Apples and Maple Syrup

Recipes : Pork Chops with Apples and Maple Syrup
This is a traditional Canadian recipe. Recipe for 6 people: 6 thick cut pork chops 3 golden apples 3 table spoon...
Milk Toffee

Recipes : Milk Toffee
I am sure that this delicious, ancient traditional recipe will please children and grown-ups alike. To know all about...
Andouillette

Recipes : Andouillette
The andouillette is spicy sausage from the Troyes region, just 150 Km southeast of Paris, in the Champagne Region. It is...
Herring Papillotes

Recipes : Herring Papillotes
“A la boulonnaise” Herring Papillotes for 6 guests : 6 fresh herrings, with their eggs 200 gr of mushrooms (champ...
Dry Auvergne sausage

French specialties : Dry Auvergne sausage
The dry sausage is one of the florets of the French traditional pork-butchery. Its development thus requires many care ...
Saucisse de Morteau

French specialties : Saucisse de Morteau
The Franche-Comté is the traditional manufacture area of a delicious porkbutcher speciality : the Saucisse de Morteau. A...
Opening oysters

News : Opening oysters
Traditional activity during the Christmas and New Year celebrations, the opening of oysters remains a dangerous technica...
The round cake for the Twelfth Night

News : The round cake for the Twelfth Night
This is the oldest cake in history ; we now know that the first ones were made during the neolithic age. They were prepa...
AVPA  2008 contest : oil, honey and dry fruit

News : AVPA 2008 contest : oil, honey and dry fruit
Like in 2007, Patrick Asfaux was part of the trial jury of the AVPA (Agence pour la Valorisation des Produits Agricoles ...
The 'Madeleine' story

News : The 'Madeleine' story
Stanislas, king of Poland used to have, as a second home, the castle of Commercy, in a small town of the Lorraine region...
Maghreb cooking

News : Maghreb cooking
After having paid a visit to our Canadian friends, we continue our gastronomic trips outside of France a little more sou...
The Lobster à l'américaine Story

News : The Lobster à l'américaine Story
We are now nearly fully sure of the validity of the "à l'américaine" name of this recipe, to the contrary of the "à l'ar...
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...
Chef Asfaux in jail !

News : Chef Asfaux in jail !
"Listen, I know that you are very busy but couldn't you find some availability to coach a tasting workshop in the scope ...
A nice week-end in Lyon

News : A nice week-end in Lyon
As we do from time to time during the year, direction Lyon to pay a visit to some beloved friends. Her,'Speedy' Brigitt...
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...
The Arpajon bean fair

News : The Arpajon bean fair
My arrival into this fair sent me back in the years when I participated to those contests. The age coming, I was invited...
Asparagus

News : Asparagus
Asparagus is a latin word. Asparagus had been first appreciated by the ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Romans. They then ...
Lannemayou et fils, producers of Floc de Gascogne.

News : Lannemayou et fils, producers of Floc de Gascogne.
"Hello, for all those which are not likely yet to know Floc de Gascogne, could you explain us what is this breuvage and...


marquise au chocolat
Msr. Asfaux, What is the traditional way of making this? I have been told it is many thin layers of chocolate mousse an...

chocolate marquise
Hi Douglas You are right : some traditional chocolate marquise recipes include layers of chocolate stuffing and of bisc...

home made andouillette
Well, my opinion is that if you are not a profesional "charcutier" (delicatessen pork butcher) having access to profesio...

madelaine
:-))Madeleine are lovely yum yum its just like the ones in France cos i am French...

Madeleine
Madeleine de Commercy is delicious! I luv french desserts and someday me and my friends r goin 2 France!...



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festive menu
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cassoulet
The Cassoulet is a typical French dish. Its history would go up with the 100 year read more