Traditional French Food Recipes Blog

French Desserts

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 12:33:24 GMT

The best french desserts recipes usually involve fruit. Their cakes, tarts, flans and even breads are the best known in the world.

Fruit Tart (Tarte aux Fruits)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 12:26:18 GMT

Fruit Tart or Tarte aux Fruit is a French dessert, famous all over France. Found in all bakeries, this famous french dessert is Traditional in the Region of Provence.

Famous French Food

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 12:19:53 GMT

Famous french food is created using ingredients renowned for being the food of France. Specialities the french call their own!!

Foie Gras

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:05:19 GMT

Foie Gras is produced by using a traditional technique known as Gavage, this is the force feeding of ducks and geese to fatten their livers........

Friands Foie Gras

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:00:33 GMT

Friands Foie Gras, is a french meat and foie gras pasty. Usually bought in boulangeries alongside....

French Meat Recipes

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:48:36 GMT

Traditional, french meat recipes include duck, deer and wild boar in their meat dishes, from all around France

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Tue, 24 Jun 2008 21:30:21 GMT

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Tue, 24 Jun 2008 21:25:28 GMT

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Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:02:36 GMT

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Traditional French Food - Regional Recipes From Around France

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 22:55:31 GMT

Learn how to cook traditional french food in the comfort of your own kitchen and savour the food of france.

French Soups

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:41:38 GMT

Fresh ingredients are an essential part of making the best french soups. A selection of regional soup recipes from all over France.

Traditional French Food Recipes

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:15:21 GMT

Traditional french food recipes are famous for using seasonal and regional ingredients to create wholesome country french food we all enjoy eating.

Ceps

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:53:05 GMT

Ceps or Cpes, is one of the most famous foods in France. Cpe de Bordeaux and Tte de ngre being the most sort after...

Apples and Almonds in Flaky Pastry

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 21:36:32 GMT

Apples and Almonds in Flaky Pastry or Pompe aux Pommes du Perigord is a french dessert recipe from Perigord

Walnuts

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 20:12:15 GMT

Walnuts are famous from Perigord and are grown all over the south east area of France. They seem to be confined to the Dordogne valley

Walnut cake

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 16:14:43 GMT

Walnut cake is another way to eat this healthy and famous food from Perigord.

The King Cake (La galette des Rois)

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 10:33:47 GMT

The King Cake or La galette des Rois, is a cake celebrated at Christmas. My son, Sam absolutely adores this cake,......

Share Your Traditional French Recipes

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 22:07:08 GMT

Do you have a great Traditional French Recipe? Then why not share it with Traditional French Food and our visitors.

Garbure

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 13:06:25 GMT

Garbure is a Famous Traditional French Recipe from the South-West of France. Ideally cooked in a 'Toupin' which is a earthenware, high, round bellied casserole.

Mussels (Moules Mariniere)

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 09:27:21 GMT

Mussels or Moules Mariniere is a traditional recipe originally from Brittany, as the wine flows the mussels get eaten!!

Mussels with Roquefort Sauce

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 09:24:46 GMT

Mussels with roquefort sauce is a dish known all over France. Soft juicy mussels, roquefort cheese

Roquefort Cheese

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 09:20:23 GMT

Roquefort cheese is made from ewe's-milk and comes from the south of France. ie Roquefort-sur-Soulzon. Roquefort is rated as one of the world's greatest blue cheeses.

French Vegetable Recipes

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 09:16:32 GMT

French vegetable recipes are normally made with fresh ingredients that add colour and texture to any french recipe

Truffles

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 09:09:24 GMT

Truffles or Truffes in France, are a group of valuable and highly sought-after, edible underground fungi. The Black Perigord Truffle is a famous food, known all over the world.

French Starters

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 09:06:31 GMT

Traditional, regional recipes for french starters around France don't have to be complicated. They can range from a simple bagette with pate or soup to a fish terrine or souffle

Walnut Oil Salad

Thu, 29 May 2008 21:58:52 GMT

Walnut Oil Salad is traditional to the Perigord region, in the south-west of France. If you make walnut oil salad in the autumn......

Truffle Salad

Thu, 29 May 2008 21:56:51 GMT

Truffle salad is a very simple, yet wonderful accompaniment to any main course. Truffles or Truffes in France, are a group of valuable and highly sought-after, edible underground fungi.....

Truffle Omelette (Omelette aux Truffes)

Thu, 29 May 2008 21:54:34 GMT

Truffle Omelette or Omelette aux Truffes is a regional recipe from perigord, made from one of the most expensive ingredients in the world.

Roast Pike

Thu, 29 May 2008 21:42:01 GMT

Roast Pike or Brochet au Four is one way to cook Pike, fishing then eating Pike is not common in the UK, but the french love it.

Perigord Salad (Salade Perigourdine)

Thu, 29 May 2008 21:29:11 GMT

Perigord Salad, (Salade Perigourdine) is a traditional french recipe from the region of Perigord. It is a regional favourite in this area, which is famous for it's consumption of duck.

Nut Tart (Gateau au Noix)

Thu, 29 May 2008 21:11:35 GMT

This traditional recipe from Perigord is the Nut Tart or better known as 'Gateau au Noix'

History of Cheese

Thu, 29 May 2008 20:21:35 GMT

The history of cheese in France dates back to the 14th century. Cheese is an ancient food whose origins predate recorded history.

Potatoes with Garlic (Potate Sarladaise)

Thu, 29 May 2008 20:10:00 GMT

potatoes with garlic (Potate Sarladaise) is a traditional recipes fron the Perigord region of France.

French Garlic Soup

Thu, 29 May 2008 20:05:44 GMT

This traditional french recipe for french garlic soup comes fron the Languedoc region of France

Foie Gras with Truffles

Thu, 29 May 2008 16:24:06 GMT

Foie Gras with Truffles is a traditional recipe from Perigord. A famous food, exquisit, but expensive, normally.........

Fish and Potato Bake (Bouillinade)

Thu, 29 May 2008 16:13:37 GMT

Fish and Potato Bake or Bouillinade is a traditional recipe from Languedoc, a region in France that borders Spain.

Confits

Thu, 29 May 2008 16:09:57 GMT

As the name suggests, confits is basically a technique in preservation. Preserving meats has been necessary in the past......

Confit de Canard

Thu, 29 May 2008 16:08:08 GMT

Confit de canard is basically preserved duck which has been cooked in its own fat for a long while, then left to go solid.

Clafouti

Thu, 29 May 2008 16:06:34 GMT

Le Clafouti is possibly the most famous traditional dessert from the South West of France. It is a mix between a pancake and custard, like a runny pancake

Cheese and Tomato Salad (Salade de Tomates et Fromage)

Thu, 29 May 2008 16:02:31 GMT

Cheese and Tomato Salad or Salade de Tomates et Fromage, is a traditional favourite of France.

Ceps with Ham and Vegetables (Cepes a la Savoyarde)

Thu, 29 May 2008 15:43:03 GMT

Ceps with Ham and Vegetables is a wonderful way to experience the flavour of cep. It is also one of the most famous foods in France.

Cassoulet

Thu, 29 May 2008 15:05:47 GMT

Cassoulet is a rich, slow-cooked french bean stew or casserole originating in the southwest of France

Braised Venison (Civet de Cerf)

Thu, 29 May 2008 14:27:45 GMT

Braised Venison, (Civet de Cerf) is a traditional recipe given to us from a 'Hunter' friend. If you are into hunting, France is the place to come.

Braised Tomatoes

Thu, 29 May 2008 14:20:42 GMT

Braised Tomatoes or Tomates la Provenale is a traditional recipe from Provence. With a mediterranean climate, vegetables grow in abundance....

Black Pudding

Thu, 29 May 2008 14:17:57 GMT

Black Pudding with Apples or Boudin Noir aux Pommes is known all over France, The french would frown upon the suggestion of eating Boudin Noir for breakfast,.......

French Fish Recipes

Tue, 27 May 2008 13:16:24 GMT

French fish recipes are in abundance all around France, they love seafood dishes, any type of fish will do! they're not fussy.

French Salads

Tue, 27 May 2008 12:36:06 GMT

French salads use fresh ingredients in their traditional french recipes. Seasonal dishes eaten throughout France at any time of the year

French Cheese

Mon, 26 May 2008 12:31:55 GMT

French cheese like Roquefort and Brie are still made using traditional methods. In many parts of France, regional techniques are passed on through the generations.

Brie Cheese

Mon, 26 May 2008 12:16:38 GMT

Brie Cheese is perhaps one of the most famous of the 400+ French cheese's in France. The original 'Brie' and 'Brie-de-Meaux' come from the smallest french province of France, Ile de France....

Ferme Auberge

Sun, 25 May 2008 14:42:02 GMT

To sample the best french food, in my opinion, you must have a meal at a local Ferme Auberge, this is France's farm restaurants which are all over France.