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When to Eat in France: Sacred Mealtimes

Salut, As you’ve been interested in French for a while, you know how important food is to French people. And not only what we cook and eat. But also plates, tablecloth and… meal times! Try to have lunch at 4PM and you’ll grab the strictness

How to Drink Wine in France, Like a Local

Salut ! Wine, cheese and bread are the 3 symbols of French food. But we don’t drink wine, buy bread and eat cheese like in the movies set in Paris. Today, I’ll demystify French wine by giving you 5 tips about wine in France. From

Social Occasions: Etiquette à Table

Coucou ! When invited for a meal in France, don’t expect to be received in a Versailles dining room with silver cutlery and porcelain plates. Nope. We are normal people. BUT we have plenty of unwritten rules for the table. We call all these rules

How to Eat Crêpes on Chandeleur

Salut, This Sunday on February 2nd, it’s La Chandeleur. In France, that means it’s time for us to cook and eat the famous « crêpes ». Today, you’ll learn about the origins of the Chandeleur tradition in France. Then we’ll look at the vocabulary and

How to eat la galette des rois in France

Bonjour, Bonne année ! In France, today, on January the 6th, we eat la Galette des Rois: the king cake. You’ll see galettes in all boulangeries in France. And children with their crown on the head after school. It’s not only about eating a galette,

What to eat at a traditional French Christmas dinner

Coucou, Christmas is coming and your dream comes true: you are in France! You visit the Christmas markets, eat roasted chestnuts and drink « vin chaud ». While walking around the stalls, French people talk about their preparations for Christmas: what they’re planning to cook,

How would you like your meat cooked?

When you’re at the restaurant in France, everything is complicated. The menu is in French. Even when you understand French, you don’t understand what the name of the dish stands for. And on top of that, when you order, the waiter asks: « Quelle cuisson votre

French baguette: How to buy the perfect one in France

Salut c’est Géraldine! The boulangerie is at the heart of French culture. For example the French can drive miles for a good baguette. And you can spot the best boulangeries by the waiting line on Sunday mornings. French people want the baguette they actually look

How to compliment your French host about the dinner

Imagine this: You just finished a French dinner. It’s not even Christmas or Easter with never-ending dishes. Just a normal dinner with French friends, on a Friday night. You’re probably full. And it was delicious. How do you compliment the cook, in French? How do

How to buy fish at the market in France

Bonjour ! Today’s episode of Comme une Française TV come from a question from Mickey. How to buy fish the Sunday Morning market in France. And mostly how to avoid having to take the scales, bones and guts YOURSELF in the kitchen. pouah. Why? Because

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