The Story of Roquefort
Written by Asinus Asinum Fricat on May 17, 2008 – 4:40 am -Another cheese I can’t live without! My idea of debauchery is a large chunk of this cheese, a good, crusty country bread, and an old tawny port.
Tags: Cantal Region, Cheese, France, Roquefort
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On French Cooking
Written by Asinus Asinum Fricat on May 4, 2008 – 9:17 am -It never occurred to me to write about French cooking in the past. Being French and having been taught at early age the rudimentary methods of our way of life, I had assumed in my naïveté that most people were equipped with a certain knowledge of food and could, if asked, whip up a mousseline or a simple country Terrine. To redress this imbalance I propose to write a series on regional French cooking. Let me start with a little history first, because without a frame of reference, we’re all lost!
Tags: de Medici Family, Food, France, Gauls, History
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