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Day 4 of French regional Christmas specialities: Chapon farci

Chapon farci are often associated with Bresse, an area overlapping two regions, and where there is a myriad of stuffing options

Trend for simple traditional restaurants continues in north France

Old-fashioned ‘bouillons’ are being revived and aim to provide dishes at low prices that people could have been served by their grandmothers

Is French cuisine really the best in the world?

A Connexion reader challenges the country’s gastronomic credentials

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Know your onions – 14 facts about France’s superstar vegetable

Legend has it that French onion soup was invented by Louis XV after a day's hunting. Here we look at some more onion trivia

Sliced bread recalled from French supermarket over glass shard fears

People who have bought the affected product are invited not to eat it and instead to throw it away or take it back to the point of sale for a refund

Paris start-up develops cruelty-free, lab-grown foie gras

French company hopes gourmet meat product could replace traditional foie gras in countries that have banned it

Six tasty autumn mushrooms you can find in French forests

September and October are mushroom season in France. We explain which delicious fungi you can pick and eat, and how to do so safely.

This is France's 'most beautiful market' in 2020

A market in the coastal town of Dieppe (Seine Maritime, Normandy) has been named 2020’s "most beautiful market in France", according to a competition organised by news channel TF1 .

France bans word ‘steak’ on vegetarian products

The words "steak", "escalope" and "sausage" ( saucisse ) can no longer be used to describe meat alternatives made from vegetable proteins, according to a new French law.

France's cheese controversy: raw or pasteurised?

As a nation renowned for its love of cheese, France is in a pickle over one of its favourite products, as Lee McLaughlan reports.

Recipe of the Week: Chocolate Vanilla Marble Cake

In this week's Recipe of the Week , Audrey Le Goff shares her recipe for a buttery and moist Chocolate Vanilla Marble Cake.

Recipe of the Week: Orange Yogurt Cake

In this week's Recipe of the Week , Audrey Le Goff shares her recipe for a simple and timeless Orange Yogurt Cake.

French food notes: everything is an ingredient

Nothing’s afoot with these slow-cooked specialities. In our series providing a sideways glance at French food, we look at the country’s ‘everything is an ingredient’ ethos

Markets offering a great food choice

While we agree with letter writer Irene Pope that French restaurant food leaves a lot to be desired and is too expensive, we disagree with her regarding the fresh produce in the supermarkets, or our local market in Chauvigny, Vienne department.

Why do the French buy so much UHT milk, not fresh?

Why do French people prefer UHT milk to fresh milk? J.G.

French food notes - November 2018

Notes on food in France including a monster mash, a stylish pepper mill and a new chocolate bar....

French food focus - October 2018

A focus on food in France

Waiting game for oyster farmers in France

Christmas and New Year are France’s big oyster eating periods. Brian McCulloch visits a farm to check progress on this year’s batch

French food notes - October 2018

Notes on food in France including tarte Tatin , saucisson and chickpeas...

Is France truly centre of foodies’ universe?

Everyone, it seems, enthuses about French food – see any issue of The Connexion , for example! But what does the phrase “French food” actually mean?

The season of abundance

Cookery school owner Marjorie Taylor reveals what makes a foodie summer in Burgundy and presents two sun-kissed seasonal recipes

Meet Ollie Timberlake: a British chef in France

Jane Hanks talks to successful home chef Ollie Timberlake about her path to a life in Burgundy, how UK chefs’ reputation is changing and why France is food heaven

One-pot culinary perfection

For his latest book, top French chef Stéphane Reynaud has conjured easy-to-prepare, tasty dishes that require just one knife and one pot

French food focus - June 2018

A focus on food in France

French food

Day 4 of French regional Christmas specialities: Chapon farci

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