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Tuesday, July 27, 2010

le pain de campagne

country bread

Le pain de campagne est un pain rustique avec une croûte dure.
Country bread is a rustic bread with a hard crust.

THIS WEEK
Our topic is the breads of France — les pains de France. Bread plays such an important role in French cuisine and indeed the life of the French that it’s essential to learn to ask for the loaf you want. This week, we’ll take a look at some of the various loaves you’ll discover in the boulangeries of France, as well as a few words essential to understanding a French bread recipe.

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Vocabulary Section: Food and Drink, Word of the Day