Showing posts with label France. Show all posts
Showing posts with label France. Show all posts

Monday, April 29, 2013

France

France is a country in the west of Europe. Its capital is Paris. France's population is about 65 million, and its area is about 675,000.

France: keywords


  • mustard (moutarde de Dijon)
  • Paris
  • Bordeaux (wine)
  • L'Arc de Triomphe
  • La Tour Eiffel
  • Champs Elysees
  • Bretagne (cider/cidre, crepes)
  • Champagne (champagne)
  • cognac
  • jam 
  • liqueurs and vermouths
  • Peugeot: Peugeot is a famous car company, originally from Sochaux in France.
  • Citroen
  • very fast trains: France's TGV is the world's fastest train. It often travels at about 320 km/h.
  • fashion
  • Chanel
  • Louis Vuitton
  • Buoux
  • South of France
  • French bread: baguette, couronne, batard, pain de campagne, boule, brioche,  (34 words)
batard
pain de campagne


couronne

France

France is a major country situated in the west of Europe. Its area is about 675,000 square kilometers, about twice the size of Japan. Its population is about 65 million, about half that of Japan.

Key facts



  • Chartreuse liqueur: a liqueur made since 1605. There are two kinds: yellow (jaune) and green (vert). The green one is too bitter, but the yellow one tastes great. It used to be drunk by monks for their health.
  • Cointreau: The Cointreau distillery was made in 1849. The orange liqueur began in 1875, invented by Edouard Cointreau. It is bottled in a square-sided bottle. It contains both sweet and bitter orange peel.
  • Grand Marnier: Grand Marnier has been made since 1880, from a secret recipe. The main ingredients are cognac and a kind of orange from the Caribbean
  • 51 and Ricard
  • Chambord: Chambord is a French liqueur made of black raspberries, made in the Loire valley, starting in the 17th century.
  • Benedictine
  • Suze
  • Lillet: a wine-based aperitif containing wormwood
  • Crème de framboise, mure, cassis
125 words

France


  • Dijon mustard (moutarde de Dijon)
  • Bordeaux (wine)
  • Sagan
  • Camus
  • Sartre
  • Guy de Maupassant
  • Zinedine Zidane
  • Thierry Henry
  • L'Arc de Triomphe
  • Palace of Versailles
  • La Bastille
  • The Louvre
  • Notre Dame de Paris
  • foie gras
  • steak frites
  • Peugeot
  • Citroën
  • Paris St Germain
  • Chartreuse liqueur: a liqueur made since 1605. There are two kinds: yellow (jaune) and green (vert). The green one is too bitter, but the yellow one tastes great. It used to be drunk by monks for their health.
  • Cointreau
  • Grand Marnier
  • 51 and Ricard
  • Chambord: Chambord is a French liqueur made of black raspberries, made in the Loire valley, starting in the 17th century.
  • Benedictine
  • Suze
  • Lillet: a wine-based aperitif containing wormwood
  • Crème de framboise, mure, cassis
  • Café crème
  • fashion
92 words