French Cooking Basics
Learn the basic ingredients used in French cuisine, various cooking techniques and more.
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What Is Comté Cheese?
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What Is Brut Champagne?
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What Is Bordeaux Wine?
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Bordeaux Wine Classifications and Basics
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Chèvre Cheese
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Fish Velouté Sauce
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Garde Manger: Cold Kitchen Foods and Preservation
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What Is Pinot Blanc Wine?
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Marchand de Vin: Red Wine Reduction Sauce
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What Is Merlot Wine?
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Choron Sauce
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What Is Liaison?
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What Is Something Cooked En Croute?
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What Is Mirepoix?
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Vin Chaud (French Mulled Wine)
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Cooking and Pairing With French Lavender
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Choux Pastry: A Double-Cooked, Rich Pastry Dough
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What Are Canapés?
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Allemande Sauce
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The Origin of Andouille Sausage
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What Is Malbec Wine?
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Bercy Sauce for Seafood
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Spice Sachet in Cooking
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Fines Herbes Classic French Seasoning Mix
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What Are Frog Legs?
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The Basics of French Food and Wine Pairing
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Sauternes and Sweet Bordeaux Wine
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Béarnaise Sauce
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What Is Crème Fraîche?
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All About Chervil
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Classic Sauce Robert
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Champagne and Other Gluten-Free Drinks
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Best Pinot Noir for Under $15
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Court Bouillon
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À la Minute: a Standard Restaurant Technique
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Homemade Beef Bouillon With Vegetables
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Basic Medium Béchamel Sauce With Variations
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Chocolat Chaud Recipe
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French Café au Lait
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What Is Sous-Vide Cooking?
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Beurre Rouge (Red Butter Sauce)
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What Is a Bain-Marie?
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Getting to Know the Wines of France
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What Does Fricassee Mean?
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Chaud-Froid: A Paradoxical Name from Culinary History
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Petit Verdot Wine from Bordeaux
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How to Make a Beurre Manié
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Make Your Own French Gastrique
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How to Brunoise
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7 Sauces You Can Make From a Basic Béchamel
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Crepe Making Tips
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Lemon Pressé Recipe
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The Foods of Alsace-Lorraine in North Eastern France