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Traditional French houses often have wooden shutters on the windows called 'les volets'. They keep rooms cool in summer ...
Read more →The word 'bureau', meaning a desk or office, comes directly from French and is used in English too. Words like 'armoire'...
Read more →Many cooking words used by professional chefs around the world are French. Words like 'sauté', 'julienne' and 'flambe' a...
Read more →The formal French garden style features neat geometric shapes and symmetrical layouts. The most famous example is the ga...
Read more →The French word for a do-it-yourself project is 'le bricolage', and someone who does DIY is called 'un bricoleur'. The E...
Read more →France grows a wide variety of fruit. The Périgord region is known for its strawberries, Provence for its melons, and th...
Read more →Fresh vegetables are central to French cooking. French outdoor markets, known as 'les marchés', sell local produce sever...
Read more →There are around 33,000 boulangeries in France. French law requires a real boulangerie to bake its bread on the premises...
Read more →Herbes de Provence is a well-known blend of dried herbs from the south of France, typically including thyme, rosemary an...
Read more →France is one of the world's best-known wine-producing countries. The Champagne region in northern France gives its name...
Read more →The macaron is one of France's most famous sweet treats. The colourful French version with a cream filling became popula...
Read more →French cooking has influenced kitchens around the world. Many of the words used by professional chefs every day are Fren...
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