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Baguette. A baguette ( / bæˈɡɛt /; French: [baɡɛt] ⓘ) is a long, thin type of bread of French origin [ 3] that is commonly made from basic lean dough (the dough, not the shape, is defined by French law). [ 4] It is distinguishable by its length and crisp crust . A baguette has a diameter of about 5 to 6 cm (2– in) and a usual length ...
Ciabatta. Ciabatta ( / tʃəˈbɑːtə, - ˈbæt -/, Italian: [tʃaˈbatta]; lit. ' slipper ') [ 1] is an Italian white bread created in 1982 [ 2][ 3] by a baker in Adria, province of Rovigo, Veneto, in response to the popularity of French baguettes. [ 2][ 3] Ciabatta is somewhat elongated, broad, and flat, and is baked in many variations ...
Baguette. Fougasse. Brioche. Pain de campagne. This is a list of notable French breads, consisting of breads that originated in France. Baguette – a long, thin type of bread of French origin. [ 1][ 2] The "baguette de tradition française" is made from wheat flour, water, yeast, and common salt. It may contain up to 2% broad bean flour, up to ...
Pain de campagne. Pain de campagne ("country bread" in French), also called "French sourdough", [ 1] is typically a large round loaf (" miche ") made from either natural leavening or baker's yeast. Most traditional versions of this bread are made with a combination of white flour with whole wheat flour and/or rye flour, water, leavening and salt.
100s engraving French Roulette. Many bagpipes were developed in France, [3] [4] including the Biniou, the bodega, the Boha, the Bousine, the Cabrette, the Chabrette, the Cornemuse du Centre, the loure, the Musette bechonnet, the Musette bressane and the Musette de cour.
The Dictionnaire de l'Académie française is the official dictionary of the French language . The Académie française is France's official authority on the usages, vocabulary, and grammar of the French language, although its recommendations carry no legal power. Sometimes, even governmental authorities disregard the Académie's rulings.
Félicité Robert de La Mennais (or Lamennais; 19 June 1782 – 27 February 1854) was a French Catholic priest, philosopher and political theorist. He was one of the most influential intellectuals of Restoration France. Lamennais is also considered the forerunner of liberal Catholicism and social Catholicism . His opinions on matters of ...
The Dictionnaire de la langue française ( French pronunciation: [diksjɔnɛʁ də la lɑ̃ɡ fʁɑ̃sɛz]) by Émile Littré, commonly called simply the " Littré ", is a four-volume dictionary of the French language published in Paris by Hachette. The dictionary was originally issued in 30 parts, 1863–72; a second edition is dated 1872–77 ...