Forget chips and dip, get the insights and recipes of the best French snacks that even the French are prepared to indulge in.
If you are looking for an easy breakfast idea, French egg muffins, aka oeufs au four is your answer. The egg muffins can be prepared in a batch in advance, and served whenever you want. With a provençale influence of…
The Gâteau au Yaourt, otherwise known as yogurt cake, is a very popular recipe in France for families with young children. Not that people without children can't enjoy a good yogurt cake, it is just that the idea is that…
For a light and airy dessert, you cannot go wrong with a mousse. From the French verb émousser meaning "make less blunt". With its frothy texture, this easy strawberry mousse recipe will appeal to the young and old alike. Now,…
Riz au lait, otherwise known in English as rice pudding, is an easy recipe that has been around as long as anyone can remember. It is said that Saint King Louis IX regularly ate riz au lait in the mid-1200s…
Socca, a flatbread from Nice in the South of France, has seen a resurgence in popularity in recent years. The traditional socca recipe is made from chickpea flour, and is a gluten-free french appetizer that can be whipped up in…
Light and creamy, the French flan is an easy recipe that makes the perfect dessert. Or as an afternoon snack. It is not too sugary, but still sufficiently filling with a sweet note of vanilla. The flan is a dish…
This might be a bit confusing, but the French word for "cake" is actually gateau. The dish in France that is called cake salé is not actually sweet at all. It is a savory cake, with salé being the French…
So I should say right off the bat that French people don't really snack. The afternoon goûter in France is something that is reserved for children, that most French adults give up once they start their working lives. Nonetheless, attitudes…
If you are wondering what a "Goûter" is, you've come to the right place. To translate literally from French, it is a verb meaning "to taste". In this case though, it has become a noun, referring to the mealtime in…