QUIZ: Think you can cut fromage correctly?
If anyone could make cheese complicated, it's the French. Not only have they invented enough varieties for you to eat a different fromage every day...
If anyone could make cheese co...
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How frozen food saved my sanity after birth
After having the first of what seems like many children, I found myself in a predicament that will be familiar to many new parents: I...
After having the first of what...
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Extreme French cooking: snails
“Wash the snails thoroughly to remove their saliva.” As opening lines in recipes goes, it’s not the most appetising. True, saliva and food probably go...
“Wash the snails thoroughly to...
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12 things you need to know about the apéro
The apéro (or apéritif as its mum calls it) is a tradition as thoroughly ingrained in French culture as strikes and adultery. Put simply, it's...
The apéro (or apéritif as its ...
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Hidden Wonders of France: Curly Chips
What is your favourite thing to stuff in your mouth mindlessly as you drink beer? Before you answer incorrectly, I'll tell you: it's peanuts and...
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