By Tatiana Pietrzak True Camembert is a small soft-rind bloomy cheese made in the northern region of France called Normandy. The region boarders on the English Channel (French: La Manche). Its terrain is lush and green. A good place to raise grass-fed cows. Cows here are prodigious grazers and producers of milk. Traditional practices for …
French Onion Soup
By Tatiana Pietrzak Onions in ancient times, as well as now, were a cheap, plentiful and easy to grow vegetable. So, no wonder why it was food for poor people. Onion soups were popular at least as far back as Roman times. Some say it is a dish over 8,000 years old. Food culturists also …
Coq au Vin
By Tatiana Pietrzak Coq au Vin is commonly known as chicken in wine. However, coq actually means rooster. Therefore, Poulet au Vin would be more accurate to what is popularly known today. The term coq implies to many that Coq au Vin is a peasant dish in origin due to the fact that rooster meat …