Les repas en France

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Les pâtisseries

Le point culture de l’histoire numéro 8

Vers seize heures, il est habituel de manger un goûter en France. L’heure du goûter est très importante pour les enfants quand ils sortent de l’école parce que généralement ils ont faim. Ils ont envie de manger une viennoiserie comme un pain au chocolat,

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French the natural way: carnaval & planning your trip to France

Coucou les French learners,

C’est déjà le mois de février ! It is already the month of February! Il fait froid et il y a de la neige, it is cold and there is some snow, brr !

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Homemade plum tart

When it comes to making a tart nothing beats homemade sweet pastry dough! Jamie Oliver’s head chef pastry articulates it perfectly in his post on tips for perfect homemade pastry: “Making your own pastry may seem like a slow and intensive process, but that’s the joy of it.

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Rhubarb tart

Today I made a simple rhubarb tart.

The day before, I made the crust which was a sweet shortcrust pastry. Basically, I whisked together 125g sugar with one egg and a pinch of salt until it became frothy. I then added 250g of white flour which I first mixed with a wooden spatula then with my hands.

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French resources about the Epihany

To share the Epiphany tradition with your French students, here are some ideas:

Explain the tradition
The Mary Glasgow website published an article La Galette des Rois which explains the tradition in France with its audio version to download (all for free).

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