Comprendre la France, la culture française, les Français et apprendre le français. Welcome to France!
Les Jardins de Marie jams and preserves are traditionally-made in the North region of France. These gourmet jams have won many prizes of international acclaim; these fine jams have already featured on some of the finest tables in France and overseas....
A French celebrity!! Tic Tac mint is a very refreshing mint-flavoured sweet easy to carry in its tiny box. Mondizen is the francophile's shop, we deliver your French products right to your door. With Mondizen, buy French products and get them delivered...
If you want to enjoy a real French breakfast, you need some fresh bread, butter, jam. That's it! Bonne Maman is one of the most famous brands of jam in France, and you can get them delivered to you anywhere in the world thanks to Mondizen the francophile's...
Easter means "chocolate" of course, but in France, it also means foie gras and duck confit. So if you want to enjoy a real "confit de canard", Mondizen can help you and deliver your duck confit right to your door. Mondizen is the francophile's shop, buy...
If you are a French expatriate living abroad you probably miss French specialities! If you are a francohpile, then you probably miss them too! If you do , wait no longer and visit the Mondizen.com web site where we have included hundreds of your favourite...
If you want to discover a real taste of France, then you cannot miss a Calisson or Nougat. These specialities are made in Provence. Make lovely gifts or enjoy a pure moment of happinesse with Calissons and Nougat from Le Roy Rene, a famous producer where...
This week on your francophile's shop, buy 60 € of products or more and get an instant discount of 10 € with the voucher code : JUILLET13 Better be quick! We only have 200 vouchers and this offer lasts only this week! So don't forget : JUILLET13 and you...
If you are looking for a gift from France, then we have what you need on Mondizen, your French shop. On Mondizen, you will find a large range of traditional French products like foie gras, duck confit or duck rillettes. You will also find some wine from...
OK, we all know that Mondizen is your francohpile's shop and we will keep on talking about all the French products you can get on our shop. But what about taking some time to discover some of the most beautiful villages of France? August is a beautiful...
For our second week of France discovery, let's visit Castelnau de Montmiral. This city is also in the South-West region of France, in the Tarn department. Here also, you can enjoy great food, great French products, foie gras, duck confit and cassoulet!...
Let's continue our discovery of the most beautiful villages of France. It's Friday! Today we will go to the central region of France in the Indre et Loire department in the Touraine region and we will discover a lovely village: Crissay-sur-Manse. This...
We wish you a wonderful weekend with Mondizen, and why not enjoy a new discovery of France and its charming villages? This week, we will take you to the Alsace region, close to Germany in the North of France. Alsace is a beautiful and very traditional...
Today, we go to Estaing in the Aveyront department, Southern France. Estaing is regarded as one of the most beautiful villages of France with its "chateau" castle built in the 13th century. Estaing is on the border of the Lot river. The gothic bridge...
Ingrédients : 500 g carottes 250 g pommes de terre (potatoes) 1 ou (or) 2 oignons (onions) ail (garlic) huile d'olive (olive oil) Peler (peel) l'oignon, le couper en tranches (slice) et faire revenir (sauté). Peler et trancher (slice) les pommes de terre,...
Ingredients : 5 courgettes , 1 oignon (onion) ail (garlic) huile (oil) 1. Peler (peel) la courgette 2. Peel and slice ( couper en tranche ) the onion. Sauté ( faire revenir ) the onion 3. Add the courgettes, salt and pepper 4. Cover and simmer for 15...
You can find all these "légumes" in a supermarket and an open market : ail / garlic artichaut / artichoke asperge / asparagus aubergine / eggplant avocat / avocado betterave rouge blettes / bettes brocoli / broccoli carotte / carrot cardon / cardoon céleri...
Épinards must be very fresh so it's better to buy them on an open market. If you go to a supermarket and can't find good quality épinards, buy them "rayon surgelés". You can choose "en branches" which means "complete leaves" or "hachés" (minced). How...
So easy ! Ingredients : 1 oignon / onion, ail / garlic (1 clove), épinards / spinach (200 g per person), crème fraîche / cream (1 tablespoonful if it's "crème épaisse", at least 2 if it's "crème liquide" per person), salt and pepper You need a big pan...
Ingrédients : 2 cuillères à soupe de farine ( tablespoons flour) 4 cuillères à soupe d 'huile de tournesol or olive ( tablespoons oil ) ¼ litre de lait (m ilk) If you want, you can also get a ready-to-use Bechamel ! **** In a pot, mix the flour and oil....
You must fill in the upper part of the sheet : « personne recevant les soins et assuré(e) » A. « Personne recevant les soins » : patient 1. "nom et prénom" : surname and first name 2. "numéro d'immatriculation" : number on your « carte vitale » B. "Assuré...
This is a "feuille de remboursements". On number 1 is written the name of the insured person and the "numéro d'immatriculation". On number 2, the address of your "centre régional d'assurance maladie" or "CRAM". This is where you must send your "feuilles...
When you send a « lettre recommandée »(registered letter), the postman asks you if you want to send it with (avec) or without (sans) « accusé de réception ». If it's an important letter, choose « avec » so you have proof. Then you must fill out the form....
This is a « avis d'imposition » : How do I receive the « avis d'imposition » ? : You have to pay this tax if you own your place, not if you rent it. You have nothing to do. When you buy an appartment or a house in France, the seller automatically declares...
How to cook it ? In a frying pan, pour a spoon of oil, chop an onion and "faire revenir/sauter" the onion. Peel and cut an apple, cook it for 5 minutes, add the boudin. Cook it for 10 minutes, low heat. You don't need to add salt and pepper. We usually...
Autumn is the right season to get squash "courge". As it's a huge vegetable, you will see whole "courges" only on open markets. Most of the time, if you shop in a supermarket, all you can buy is a piece "un morceau" of squash. Sometimes you might see...