Comprendre la France, la culture française, les Français et apprendre le français. Welcome to France!
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A new syrup is available on Mondizen : the Bigallet strawberry syrup. Bigallet is a French producer of syrups. In this familly-owned company, all the syrup are made with local ingredients following a traditional recipe. Mondizen is the francophile's shop....
Marie Calmeil is a producer of duck rillettes, foie gras and duck confit in the South West of France. In their familly-owned company, they make all kinds of rillettes and foie gras with healthy products in a traditional way. Mondizen is the francophile's...
That's just what all our customers have been waiting for... Within a few days, we will have a new carrier and get better prices for the shipping to America, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Japan and many other countries. Get you French products...
Beautiful name isn't it? This week, let's discover the beautiful village of Gargilesse-Dampierre. This small village is located in the center of France, in the Berry region near the Creuse river. In the 19th century, the famous French writer George Sand...
This week, we travel to the North of France to discover the beautiful village of Gerberoy in the Oise department in the Picardy region. Take a walk in this fantastic village and you will feel as if you were in Normandy with these specific half-timbered...
These macarons are really nice, you should give them a try! Ingredients 1 bag Alsa baking powder 1 bag Alsa vanilla sugar Orange blossom flavour Icing sugar 50g 2oz semolina 2 oeufs 250g 10oz ground almond 60g 2oz caster sugar Preparation Preheat the...
Welcome back for a new French village discovery: La Garde-Guerin. This beautiful village is located in the Lozere department, a very calm and relaxing part of France. This village is a former strategic point on the route between Massif Central and the...
As you know, Mondizen is your online French store. On Mondizen, you can find all the French products you love, food, cosmetics products and many other things like gourmet food, regional products. We love French food, and we enjoy sharing some of our recipes...
Let's go back to a warmer place and forget about the snow for a while! This week, we take you to La Roque-sur-Ceze, a beautiful French village in the Gard department in the South-East of France. This village was built on a rock pick. The view from this...
This is a good question! This region is close to the Atlantic coast and in the North of France. It often rains, so they have beautiful fields with magnificent green grass. Not to many people, so they have space. This is quite natural that dairy farming...
Let's go back to our discovery of the most beautiful villages of France. This week, I take you to the Pays Basque region on the Atlantic coast of France, not fare from the Spanish border. La Bastide Clairence is one of the most beautiful villages. It...
Every time I travel, I am always amazed at how French food is represented abroad: this very nice but also very sophisticated and expensive, exclusive food. Well, on one hand, yes we do have a culinary tradition of very good food, exquisite restaurants...
As I said in my last article, French food is also a simple food, easy to prepare, but very tasty! And we love food on Mondizen, this is why we offer our clients the possibility to get the French products they love, delivered right ot their door! Today,...
So many things... For most of the French people, when they talk about Provence, they think about holidays, summer, the sea, lavender, cigales, petanque in a small village, Pastis . Yes, Provence is lovely. Their food too. I don't know if you ever tried...
Yesterday, I received a message from one of our customers asking if the "papillotes" would soon be online. So, that's what kept us busy for the rest of the day! Yes, it's right, Christmas is coming. We still have time, but it is coming. And if you want...
Yes, in France, if you look for something traditional, the papillotes are exactly what you need. During the Christmas period, we have papillotes from time to time during the day, with a coffe or a tea. We have papillotes at the end of our meals. On Christmas...
That's for sure! On Mondizen, we really enjoy France, the French food (we cannot resist a good duck confit or a cassoulet...). But also love fashion and tradition. A few months ago, I was contacted by the last company making real French "berets'. Berets,...
A few days ago, I was talking to you about this French manufacturer of traditional beret in the Pyrenees region. I am very happy to tell you that you can now buy these lovely French berets and get them delivered right to your door. Come and visit us at...
This week, I will take you to the Pyrenees in the South-West part of France, close to Spain. Last week, when I introduced the new berets Laulhere, I told you that these typical French berets are all made in Oloron-Sainte-Marie (since 1840). So, let's...
One thing that I love about France, is all the Christmas traditions. In fact, it's not just about Christmas. It begins in December (so, here we are!) and lasts until January. That's what we call "les fêtes". So, I've decided to have a break with our discovery...
As I said last time, in December, I will take you to a journey through the different regions and Christmas traditions in France. This week, we will go to Provence. In this beautiful French region, Christmas begins on December the 4th at the Saint Barbara's...
One more, just for you! If you are lucky enough to be in France during the Christmas season, then you cannot miss all the parades and celebrations. In Epernay in Champagne, during the weekend of the 13th-15th of December, the city celebrates "Habits de...
French markets are very popular and they have something special. Good food, a lovely atmosphere, a taste of holidays! During the month of December, there is another kind of markets you should visit: Christmas markets (marchés de Noël). These markets are...
Boudin is a really famous kind of "charcuterie" in France and many of our customers wanted to get some abroad, but we could not ship it. A few weeks ago, we met this local producer of Charcuterie in Normandy. Fortunately, they make boudin but in spread...
When we ask this question to our clients, they talk about many things, and food. Among the food they love, "rillette" is a well-used word. And it is true, when you eat a rillette, you feel this taste of France, this particular taste of "charcuterie"....
