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If there is a land dear to the heart of the French, it is Quebec. Here live our "cousins". They hold the French language dear and many things still link us even if Quebec is no longer French since the defeat of the Marquis de Montcalm on the Plains of Abraham, near Quebec City...
Rabies is a terrible disease. For centuries, it has terrorized humans. The virus is transmitted by bite and the symptoms are frightening. For example the patient is afraid of water. For a long time we did not know how to fight against this disease, sometimes trying terrible remedies, such as dipping the patients in the sea to create a shock, to those who were afraid of water. Then came Louis Pasteur...
This man is perhaps the first resistant of our history. This day of -52 before Jesus-Christ, Vercingétorix, throws his weapons at Caesar's feet. He is defeated. A few years earlier, the Gallic War had begun. A war of conquest for Rome. Young Gallic chief, Vercingetorix stood up against Caesar, the Roman general.
It is truly an unavoidable ritual in France. An after-work drink for working people, a time to get together with friends, a moment dedicated to quiet discussions in the sun, it has continued to grow since the 1970s, sometimes to the point of dethroning the meal, as we have been enjoying "aperitif dinners" for years.
France has a little more than 40,000 cemeteries, since in many cities there are several. They are on average 1.5 hectares in size. In the past, most of them were located around the church (Jewish cemeteries were located in certain places in certain cities and outside). It was the French Revolution that made them move outside for hygiene reasons. From the smallest, in Normandy, to the largest, the Parisian cemetery of Pantin (with more than 100 hectares), they tell our story in their own way.
Mayonnaise. Ideal for many meals. To accompany French fries, to make a salad, for example the "piémontaise" salad... A recipe with obscure origins, but which seems to be a French invention. It is in any case in the French books that one finds trace, first, of this recipe which we give you at the end of this article to show you that it is easy to make and much better than an industrial mayonnaise stuffed with products not always very good for the health.
It is a speciality that has been served for a long time in small restaurants and that used to delight the amateurs. It is a simple thing that we call "mimosa" eggs because of their shape and color, which remind us of the mimosa plant. The English call them "devil eggs" because they made them red by adding paprika.
(the recipe is at the bottom of the article)
You may be one of the 600,000 people who go to the spa each year to "take the waters" as Madame de Sévigné used to say. The beneficial springs that soothe ailments were often discovered a long time ago by the Celts or the Romans... They are sometimes at the origin of the creation of cities. They are also still relevant today...
It is one of the favorite desserts of the French and it is true that there is nothing more delicious than a chocolate mousse. If it seems that it is a Swiss, named Charles Fazi, who invented the sublime dessert, and that the first to have tasted it is ... Louis XVI king of France.
It seems that the French have a good reputation for sex since a study by the dating site AshleyMadison.com reveals that for European women, the French are the best lovers in the world. Their accent considered "sexy" is also part of their charm according to this survey of 2015. They would be less romantic than the Germans, less funny than the English and less good at kissing than the Italians. But in France? Who are the best lovers? Answers here...
