The Food of France

French outrage as German food fair bans foie gras

Angry missives have flown between Paris and Berlin after the decision by organisers of a leading German food fair to ban the French delicacy, which is made from the liver of fattened geese or ducks.

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France loses US market share but is most discussed online

France’s share of the US wine market has fallen significantly over the last year – but it is still generates the most online conversations of any country.

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Let Them Eat Choux

Popelini, the pastry shop Lauren Koumetz opened this month in Paris’s Marais neighborhood, is devoted exclusively to pate à choux, or cream puffs, the bite-size flavor shots that offer a sugar lover an alternative to France’s superstar macaron. On any given day, the choux are lined up in a half dozen flavors including dark chocolate, lemon praline, salted butter caramel, Madagascar vanilla and rose; some have an additional confit filling of passion fruit or raspberry. And then there’s the choux du jour, dreamed up by the pastry chef Alice Barday, which might be strawberry-litchi, Earl Grey tea, pear, or tiramisu, inspired by the Italian dessert with whipped cream, almonds and crunchy chocolate sprinkles.

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Inaki Aizpitarte: Light and Shadow au Chateaubriand

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Altar to French Cuisine Hungers for Funds

In November, after years of lobbying by chefs, academics and French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Unesco officially recognized the Gallic meal as an international treasure. The French pledged to construct a grand “Cité de la Gastronomie” to honor the achievement and immortalize culinary know-how.

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In 2010 the United States overtook France as the world’s biggest consumer of wine, according to a recent report from Gomberg, Fredrikson & Associates.

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