Comprendre la France, la culture française, les Français et apprendre le français. Welcome to France!
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Tartelettes Bonne Maman is a very nice biscuit shaped like a mini pie : a crunchy base with a soft filling. Enjoy the caramel and chocolate tartelette Bonne Maman, available in the snack section of Mondizen, the francophile's shop. With Mondizen, you...
Haribo Polka is a wonderful mix of Haribo candies : Rotello, dragibus, hari croco and many others are here, just waiting for you ! Mondizen is the francophile's shop, we ship your French products internationally and deliver them right to your door ! Get...
The Tartelettes Bonne Maman are very nice mini-pies with different flavours available : the raspberry Bonne Maman tartelette, the lemon Bonne Maman tartelette and the chocolate &caramel Maman tartelette. A crunchy base with a lovely soft filling ! These...
Enjoy a real cassoulet, this typical dish from the South-West of France. The goose confit cassoulet is a very nice dish made in a traditional way. Now you can get your favorite cassoulet La Belle Chaurienne anywhere in the world ! Mondizen is the francophile's...
we can help you at Mondizen, your online French shop. If you are looking for a real and traditional French pate, the same kind of pate you could enjoy during your last trip to France... then we have exactly what you need. Imagine a real pate, a real terrine...
On the Mondizen website, you will find a large selection of French cocoa powder to make instant drinks for breakfast or a snack. Benco is a famous cocoa instant drink you will love ! Enjoy this Benco cocoa drink with some hot or cold milk according to...
Sucre cristallisé : granulated sugar, looks like a white powder Sucre semoule / sucre en poudre : caster sugar. Finer than sucre cristallisé but looks also like a white powder. How to use it ? You can cook with both, they have the same taste and the same...
Farine is made from wheat unless it's a special kind of flour, such as « farine de sarrazin » « farine châtaigne ». How to use it ? French cooking uses a lot of farine : cakes, biscuits, crêpes (pancakes), tartes (pies), and is sometimes also used in...
Pois chiches / chickpeas, pois cassés / split peas, lentilles / lentils, haricots rouges / kidney beans, haricots blancs / white beans Lentilles Pois cassés How to use them ? Be careful, if they are dried they will take a long time to cook What you need...
1. Cacao en poudre : cacao amer (cocoa powder) be careful it's bitter because there's no sugar added. It's pure cocoa powder. How to use it ? I f you want to drink an authentic and very good hot chocolate, heat up some milk, add some cocoa powder and...
1. café instantané / soluble / poudre : instant coffee Instant coffee also comes decaffeinated. Very easy and widely used. A lot of French people drink it for breakfast. How to use it ? One or two teaspoons to a cup of hot water, add milk or sugar to...
There are many different types of oil. How to use them ? Two diffrent types of oil - Huile de friture means « frying oil » so you can cook with it at high temperatures. - Huile d'assaisonnement is used for flavour and to make salad dressings. Do not heat...
Chocolat à croquer, blanc, au lait... Chocolate bars You can find just so many chocolates, it's a real pleasure to have just a bite. Chocolat blanc : white chocolate, very sweet, full of sugar and fat... How to use it ? As a snack but you can cook with...
Chocolat à pâtisser : baking chocolate This one is special, you can also eat it straight, but it's specially made for making desserts. How to use it ? Most of the time you need to melt it (bain marie / double boiler). Put the chocolate in a bowl, set...
Confiture : jam You cannot live in France without eating jam ! Especially for breakfast. If you want to try a typical French breakfast have black coffee or café au lait with tartines : bread or biscotte with butter and jam. Usually French people eat «...
1. Pâtes sèches : dry pasta The most common in France. Easy to store, easy to cook. It comes in many different shapes. How to use it ? Add to boiling water in a big pot, with a little bit of oil. Cook for the amount of time indicated on the package, strain,...
What's the difference between « concentré de tomates », « purée de tomates », « tomates pelées entières », « tomates pelées concassées » ? It's all about the texture. Basically, it's the same thing : tomato only. 1. « Concentré de tomates » is very thick,...
These are some of the things you might add to your dessert recipes, cold or hot, baked or not. "arôme" (flavouring) ou "extrait" (essence / extract), "colorant" (food colouring). You'll find "arôme" in bigger bottles than "extrait". "eau de fleur d'oranger"...
Epiphany In France, this occasion is now celebrated by everybody, and many people don't really know it's a religious event. For this occasion, you will see everywhere, in the supermarkets and in the boulangeries (bakery shops), hips of « galettes des...
Huîtres We mainly eat "huîtres" for "Noël" Christmas or "jour de l'an" New Year. But if you leave close to the sea, you might eat "huîtres" much more often. Most of the time, we eat them raw with a glass of white wine. But it's also possible to cook them...
Oursins : Where can I find them ? It's really difficult to find "oursins" in a supermarket. If you know a good "poissonnerie" fish shop, you might find some there. The best place to have "oursins" is close to the sea. There, you will easily find them...
These beautiful crabes are "tourteau" : How to cook them ? when you buy a "tourteau", it is alive ! So, you must boil a lot of water. When it starts boiling, put your crabe into. Cook for 20 minutes. Most of what you 'll eat is in his legs. You need a...
When ? In 2009, "dimanche de Pâques" will take place on April the 12th, followed by "lundi de Pâques" on the 13th. Monday is a public holiday (un jour férié). Each year, the date of Easter is determined by the lunar calendar. Lent (le carême) is the period...
Do you know what's the difference between : "Je voudrais du poisson" & " je voudrais un poisson" ? "du" means "some", "a part of" whereas "un" means "one" "a whole" and you can count how many you buy or eat. So you can buy "du poisson" or "un poisson"....
Here are a few « gousses de vanille ». Each of these black sticks is a gousse de vanille. Where can I find it ? You can find some in your supermarket, « condiment » aisle close to the other condiments : salt, pepper, basil ... « gousses de vanille » are...
