Crème Fraîche is a cream that is thickened and rendered slightly acidic by the bacterial cultures present (imagine a less thick and tangy sour cream). As you can guess by the name, which translates to “fresh cream”, this was originally a French specialty, but it can now be found all over the world.
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Now we move to the dessert portion of this weeks posts: The classic French crêpes. As I mentioned the other day, a crepe is basically a thin French pancake traditionally served as a dessert.
Categories: Desserts
Most people know what crêpes are (a kind of thin French pancake) but many aren’t familiar with the galette. Though the preparation and cooking method is very much like a crêpe, the flavor is quite different. Basically, a galette is savory and a crêpe is sweet. My “to eat” list whenever I go abroad is always a challenge to complete, but as long as I manage to cross a few off my list, I’m content. This list is usually a mad spattering of foods and always contains some kind of street food. Yesterday’s falafel is a perfect example, but a Döner [...] Here is another one of those things that you should try while in Paris: a falafel. I know, I know, it’s not the first, tenth, or even hundredth, thing that comes to mind when you think of French cuisine, but L’As du Falafel serves up the best falafel outside of the mid-east (and likely better [...] There is no better way to spend a casual evening in Paris than sipping wines in one of the many wine bars scattered through the city. Bubar is a cozy, hidden wine bar located near the Bastille, and it’s one of my favorites. Packed with old friends and locals in-the-know, the simple bar has a [...] For those that don’t know: Raw Beef + Raw Egg = Steak Tartare Everyone arrives in Paris with a list of foods to try. While things like pastries, breads, chocolate, crêpes, foie gras, and steak frites (the list goes on…) are on most peoples’ list, cheese and wine normally get a spot high up there. I definitely make a point to eat as much cheese as I can [...] Wandering around Nantes at 11:00PM on Sunday looking for dinner was not the best idea. I had originally intended to go to La Creperie Jaune for a few crepes, but it was closing for the night. Along with nearly every other restaurant. |
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