French Word of the Day

a root vegetable

On mange souvent les légumes-racines comme les carottes et panais en automne.
We often eat root vegetables like carrots and parsnips in the fall.

THIS WEEK
We’re thinking about the tastes of fall — les goûts d’automne.

OOPS!
Yesterday’s example incorrectly used a masculine definite article for la peau. La peau is feminine. View the complete corrected example here.

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a parsnip

Enlevez la peau des panais avant de les cuire.
Remove the skin from the parsnips before cooking them.

THIS WEEK
We’re thinking about the tastes of fall — les goûts d’automne.

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spice bread or gingerbread

Le pain d’épice classique contient du miel, de la cannelle et du gingembre.
Classic spice cake contains honey, cinnamon and ginger.

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You might enjoy looking at this recipe for this classic French loaf. While pain d’épice is sometimes translated as gingerbread and is similar, it is actually a different, quintessentially French recipe with a taste all its own.

THIS WEEK
With summer most decidedly fading into the distance for most of us, we’re thinking about the tastes of fall — les goûts d’automne.

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