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Here is a dish with an amusing history that is a pleasure to eat: veal Marengo. A dish that was not born in France at all, but in Italy and that, in its first version, was the favorite dish of the emperor Napoleon. A dish completely improvised on a battle night, so we know the exact date of its birth: June 14, 1800.
Nothing more banal than peas today... Yet they were very exotic in the 17th century when the French Court tasted them for the first time. Louis XIV liked them so much that he almost died of indigestion. His gardener, Monsieur de la Quintinie, did everything he could to satisfy the king by growing peas even though the climate in Versailles was not suitable... Recipes have been invented to accommodate them and you will discover some of them here, including the fabulous "French-style" peas.
If mashed potatoes are very, very old - the Romans left us a lot of recipes - mashed potatoes are more recent. Even though "recent" is not necessarily the right word since it is a little more than 2 centuries old. But the man who sublimated the mashed potato is without question Mr. Joël Robuchon. French chef with several stars...
The French flag is one of the most famous flags in the world. On the pediment of all public buildings, of our embassies, it embodies France alongside the motto of the Republic "Liberty, equality, fraternity". However, it has not always been blue, white and red. It is the French Revolution that created it and it is the Republic that imposed it. Here is its history...
It is the symbol of the Republic. She is represented in majesty on the square of the same name in Paris and she is obligatorily present in each of the thousands of town halls in France. Marianne also appears on our stamps. She is the embodiment of the French Republic, which originated in the French Revolution...
The "French gastronomic meal" is classified as "Intangible World Heritage of Humanity" by UNESCO. What is classified is the meal with the order of the dishes, the way of serving, while gathering people for a friendship occasion or for an event. But entertaining is much more than that. The art of entertaining is also a part of France's history and it is also to it that France owes its reputation for refinement. How about a "French" dinner with the good manners that go with it? Here are Monsieur de France's tips on how to host a dinner party with elegance... In France.
UNESCO has classified "the French gastronomic meal" as an Intangible Heritage of Humanity. It often surprises the French that what has been classified is not what is in the dishes, in other words the French gastronomy, the good dishes that make the reputation of culinary excellence of the country, but the way to eat, and with whom... Reminder with Monsieur de France in this article and we push a little further by reminding you what is a chic dinner "à la Française", the "good manners" at table and the art of receiving well.
The Belle-Hélène pear is a very simple dessert. It also has a history. It is the story of a "hit" hummed by the whole of Paris and which inspired many chefs before catching on in the fertile mind of Auguste Escoffier "the cook of kings and king of cooks"... Here is its history and the recipe of Monsieur de France.
It is a delicious dessert, which is sometimes served on the terrace in the summer. Surprising as it may seem, it was created as a tribute to a famous singer. A funny story and a delicious recipe that Monsieur de France presents to you today.
Is the omelette as old as the world? Not so sure... The Greeks and Romans couldn't make them because they hadn't yet invented the frying pan. It is thanks to the Arabs of Andalusia that the frying pan appeared in the West, and it seems that it was the French who had the idea of the simple (and good) omelette, when in so many other nations, a whole bunch of ingredients were added... In any case, it's a simple dish and so tasty that it was well worth a look, no?
