Category French culture
The play Cyrano de Bergerac, the American version
Cyrano de Bergerac is a love story written by Edmond Rostand in the late 19th century. This five-act play has become one of the most popular in French theater. Today, the play is adapted to the cinema and crossed the…
10 disgusting French dishes for foreigners
France is the country of food and wine. In fact, French gastronomy is one of the most renowned and envied in the world. Beef bourguignon, hash browns, quiche lorraine, pot-au-feu, etc. French cuisine is varied! So varied that it includes…
Valentine’s Day in France: origins and traditions
The culinary specialties of Picardy
La galette des Rois : history and tradition
January 6 is the day of the Epiphany. It is also the day when the “galette des Rois” is eaten in many countries of the world. It is a French tradition that delights every year the gourmands. The galette can…
French Christmas podcast 2019
Learn French with a Christmas podcast! Here comes the first French podcast of my blog and I hope you will like it. This post is about Christmas differences between France and Catalonia (where I live now). You can use this…