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The canelé is believed to originate from the Couvent des Annonciades, Bordeaux in either the 15th or the 18th century. [1] [2] (Though the article about this same pastry in the French Wikipedia Canelé says "Différentes théories tentent de construire une histoire plus ancienne mais manquent totalement de fondement."
Pigeons being flame-grilled Capucin pigeons. The cuisine of Gascony is one of the pillars of French cuisine.Its originality stems from its use of regional products and from an age-old tradition, typical of the Aquitane and the Midi-Pyrenees, of cooking in fat, in particular goose and duck fat, whereas the cuisine of the south of France favours frying in oil and the cuisine of Normandy contains ...
The French name for the passage is Canal du Bordelais. [1] The seas generally move through the channel at speeds of one to two knots. Given the prevailing westerly trade winds of the region and the funneling effect of the two islands on either side of the channel, Hiva Oa and Tahuata, wind speeds in the channel are often 10%-30% higher than ...
Bordelais is a French term meaning "of Bordeaux", including residents, and can refer to: an inhabitant of Les Bordes-sur-Lez , a former commune in the Ariège department of southwestern France Stade Bordelais , a rugby union club in Bordeaux
Merveilles are a kind of beignet typical of the Atlantic coast of South West France; Gascony, Bordelais, Charentes, Périgord as well as the Vallée d'Aoste and Suisse romande. They are also known in New Orleans. [1] They are a twisted raised pastry similar to the Lyon bugnes, and resembling a Pennsylvania fastnacht.
At the 2007 presidential election, the Bordelais gave 31.37% of their votes to Ségolène Royal of the Socialist Party against 30.84% to Nicolas Sarkozy, president of the UMP. Then came François Bayrou with 22.01%, followed by Jean-Marie Le Pen who recorded 5.42%. None of the other candidates exceeded the 5% mark.
Folle blanche (French pronunciation: [fɔl blɑ̃ʃ] ⓘ), also known as Picpoule, [a] [b] Gros Plant, and Enrageat blanc, is a wine grape variety from southwest France. It was the traditional grape variety in Cognac and Armagnac production until the 20th century.
First Growth (French: Premier Cru) status is a classification of wines primarily from the Bordeaux region of France.. The wines considered “best of the best” are assigned the rank of Premier Cru, with only five wines, Château Lafite Rothschild, Château Margaux, Château Haut-Brion, Château Latour, and Château Mouton Rothschild rated “First Growth”.