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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 ...
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.
cachet. lit. "stamp"; a distinctive quality; quality, prestige. café. a coffee shop (also used in French for "coffee"). Café au lait. café au lait. coffee with milk; or a light-brown color. In medicine, it is also used to describe a birthmark that is of a light-brown color (café au lait spot). calque.
Pain au chocolat is a type of viennoiserie. Viennoiseries ( French: [vjɛnwazʁi]; English: "things in the style of Vienna ") are French baked goods made from a yeast - leavened dough in a manner similar to bread, or from puff pastry, but with added ingredients (particularly eggs, butter, milk, cream and sugar), which give them a richer ...
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.
Symbolism in the French Revolution was a device to distinguish and celebrate (or vilify) the main features of the French Revolution and ensure public identification and support. In order to effectively illustrate the differences between the new Republic and the old regime , revolutionaries implemented new symbols to be celebrated instead of the ...