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Anon thinks the French are posers (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 5 days ago by Early_To_Risa@sh.itjust.works to c/greentext@sh.itjust.works

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[–] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 7 points 5 days ago (2 children)

I never knew there was a different name for it. The cafetière is a new one on me, and I did French in high school. Guess we weren't talking about coffee much, though apparently french fries came up enough for me to remember pommes frites (they probably don't fry apples much over there).

[–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 5 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Pommes de terre frites or patates frites

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 7 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Or just 'frites'

[–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 days ago

Most commonly, yes, just frites. Was just saying that pommes frites wasn't exactly right

[–] RunawayFixer@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Some fruits can be fried in the form of "beignets", which is fruit covered with batter and then fried. Apples are traditionally the most popular beignet recipe I think: "beignets aux pommes".

[–] oce@jlai.lu 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

The typical beignets aux pommes are made with apple compote (apples slowly cooked in a pan with a bit of water until they become liquid).

[–] RunawayFixer@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I have never eaten beignets like that, where I'm from it's always a recognizable apple before it gets battered and fried (in thick slices if it's large or whole if small).

If I search for beignets aux pommes, the 1st, 2nd and 4th result is without compotes, just apple slices like I know them. The 3rd looks to be the compote version. Adding compote to the query finds recipes for "beignets a la compote de pommes", so I suspect that it's a regional thing that those are called apple beignets.

[–] oce@jlai.lu 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Always seen the compote ones around Paris, what's your region?

[–] RunawayFixer@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Flanders + Brussels.

[–] oce@jlai.lu 1 points 5 days ago

Then I guess it's the Belgian version.