French??? Onion Soup
 

"l, not -l" > wrote in message
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>I recently made a big pot of "French Onion Soup" and that started me
> thinking; why is it French Onion soup, rather than simply Onion soup?
> French fries and French-cut green beans are that because of the how the
> item
> is cut; but, that doesn't seem to be the case with "French" Onion soup.
> What makes onion soup "French" Onion soup?

E S C O F F I E R.........


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French??? Onion Soup
 

On Sun, 1 Nov 2009 08:56:01 -0800, Dimitri wrote:

> "l, not -l" > wrote in message
> ...
>>I recently made a big pot of "French Onion Soup" and that started me
>> thinking; why is it French Onion soup, rather than simply Onion soup?
>> French fries and French-cut green beans are that because of the how the
>> item
>> is cut; but, that doesn't seem to be the case with "French" Onion soup.
>> What makes onion soup "French" Onion soup?
>
> E S C O F F I E R.........

ah, that's your answer to everything.

besides, i heard escoffier was really born in kenya.

your pal,
blake

French??? Onion Soup
 

Dimitri wrote:
>
> "l, not -l" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>> I recently made a big pot of "French Onion Soup" and that started me
>> thinking; why is it French Onion soup, rather than simply Onion soup?
>> French fries and French-cut green beans are that because of the how
>> the item
>> is cut; but, that doesn't seem to be the case with "French" Onion soup.
>> What makes onion soup "French" Onion soup?
>
>
> E S C O F F I E R.........
>
>
Didn't the Proven�al bonne femme have something to do with it? even the
pottage paysan?

English pouding noir is in Escoffier's La Guide Culinaire.

And of course his "Curry" recipes .... well ... the less said about that
the better:)

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