10 French Words Every Food Lover Should Know
(beginners list)
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#1: Boulangerie: Adorable little shops with a back wall filled with fresh, artisanal bread loaves in a variety of shapes and sizes. Think..."Beauty and the Beast". |
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#2: Baguette:
Stick-like bread loaves with a hard outer crust and tender, elastic center. Exact English translation is "rod". Fascinating fact: French law prescribes the recipe used. If there’s too much deviation…it’s not a baguette. |
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#3 Patisserie
An even more adorable little shop with a rack of artisinal breads AND glass cases filled with edible works of art called pastries. 
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#4 Éclair:
Airy pastry with a creamy filling and topped with a sweet frosting. |
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#5 : Pain au chocolat
pronounced PAH oh shock oh LAH (Heaven forbid PAIN and Chocolate go together!) Pastry made of croissant-like dough accented with a strand of chocolate running through the middle of it. When eaten, the buttery pastry and chocolate seem to simultaneously melt in your mouth! A delightful variation of this is pain aux raisins. |
Pain du chocolate getting ready to go into the oven
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#6: Macaron
Two small cookies with a light chewy center and a crunchy crust which form a sandwich for a sweet filling. |
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#7: Madeleine
Small buttery sponge cakes (about 2”) baked in the shape of a seashell. These are making a comeback as a popular treat in France. |
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Crêpe vs. Galette
#8 and #9 Crêpes are like very thing pancakes made from white flour and are usually used for desserts. Favorite fillings include fruits, Nutella, caramel sauces and chantilly. Galettes are made with a buckwheat flour and filled with cheeses, charcuterie, and vegetables. In the USA galettes are often called dinner crêpes. |
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#10
Crème Brulée
Heart attack rich custard dessert made of heavy cream, sugar and eggs steam-baked in the oven.
Upon removal fom the oven, white sugar is sprinkled on top and carmelized with a torch. Try this at home! Many other cultures have a similar dessert containing cream, sugar and eggs...
but the French win again for being the most decadant!
Written by Lori Ann Mecham
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Crème Brulée
Heart attack rich custard dessert made of heavy cream, sugar and eggs steam-baked in the oven.
Upon removal fom the oven, white sugar is sprinkled on top and carmelized with a torch. Try this at home! Many other cultures have a similar dessert containing cream, sugar and eggs...
but the French win again for being the most decadant!
Written by Lori Ann Mecham
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