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More Strange French Culinary Terms and Dishes

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Introduction:
"This is to further test your knowledge of intriguing French culinary terms, ingredients, and dishes. Bonne chance from your faithful correspondant in France!"


1. 'Jalousies' in French cuisine refers to:
    strawberry tarts with pistachio garnish
    individual spinach souffl?s
    a puff pastry with apricot jam and crystal sugar
    clams that are tight-mouthed


2. '? la bonne femme' added to a recipe usually means what?
    to accomodate leftovers in another way, homestyle
    with raspberry sauce or coulis
    ? la mode, with vanilla ice cream
    with 2 large dollops of whipped cream


3. Croque-Monsieur:
    a crunchy cookie
    frogs' legs with garlic
    a toasted ham and cheese sandwhich
    a gingerbread man


4. Croque-Madame:
    frogs' legs with tomato sauce
    an omelette
    a crepe with chestnut puree in it
    ham and cheese sandwich with a fried egg on it


5. 'Bouch?es a la reine' or literally the Queen's mouthfuls:
    a strawberry tartelette
    tender tiny lamb chops
    a white chocolate candy shaped like a crown
    a round puff pastry with a savory filling in them


6. What exactly is the common non-alcoholic French drink in a caf? 'sirop d'orgeat' made of?
    coconut milk
    mint
    pineapple
    almonds


7. Jacques Chirac's favorite dish?
    Moules-frites (Mussels and french fries)
    Boeuf bourguignonne (Beef Burgundy)
    T?te de veau (sauce ravigote) or calf's head
    Poulet Basquaise (Basque style chicken)


8. 'B?tises de Cambrai' or literally 'stupid or silly things you say or do', what does this actually refer to?
    filet mignon
    pastries made out of leftover dough
    a mint candy
    a type of noodle


9. 'Chantilly' does not refer to lace, but actually to:
    a cheese from the Chantilly area
    whipped cream
    a type of cattle such as Charolais
    a rye flour cr?pe with holes in it


10. According to most etiquette manuals or 'savoir-vivre' books, which of these is the safest topic of conversation at French dinner party?
    salaries
    religion
    politics
    food


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