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-270 million people speak French worldwide.
-80 million native speakers.
-Spoken primarily in France.

citation: https://www.lingoda.com/en/content/french-speaking-countries/

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-French was first written in 842 AD!
-The first great work of French literature was the 'Chanson de Roland' (Song of Roland), which was published in about 1200.

citation: https://www.omniglot.com/writing/french.htm

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-Still life oil painting by famous French artist Paul Cézanne.
-Remarkable for balanced composition due to unbalanced parts.
-Contains Cézanne signature tilted tables.

citation: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/111436/the-basket-of-apples

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-Old traditional French folk dance.
-Bourrée resembles the gavotte.
-Danced with quick and skipping steps.
-Bourrée was adapted by the French court for the purpose of concert dance.

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“Mieux vaut prévenir que guérir”
means:
"It is better to prevent than to heal."

citation: https://www.fluentu.com/blog/french/french-proverbs/

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Majority of French speaking individuals practice Christianity.

citation: https://culturalatlas.sbs.com.au/french-culture/french-culture-religion

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-Latin alphabet
-Uses Diacritics
1. Acute accent
2. Grave accent
3. Circumflex accent
4. Diaeresis
5. Cedilla
-French is Subject, Verb, Object (SVO)

citation: https://www.101languages.net/french/writing_system.html

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Delicious French dessert!

First printed recipe for crème brûlée is from the 1691 edition of the French cookbook Le Cuisinier Royal et Bourgeois by Francois Massialot, a cook at the Palace of Versailles.

citation: https://www.gourmandise.com/blog/alittlehistorycremebrulee

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WATCH

Level: Intermediate

Total: 3 hr 30 min

Prep: 15 min

Inactive: 2 hr 15 min

Cook: 1 hr

Yield: 6 servings

Nutrition Info

Level: Intermediate

Total: 3 hr 30 min

Prep: 15 min

Inactive: 2 hr 15 min

Cook: 1 hr

Yield: 6 servings

Nutrition Info

1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.

2. Place the cream, vanilla bean and its pulp into a medium saucepan set over medium-high heat and bring to a boil. Remove from the heat, cover and allow to sit for 15 minutes. Remove the vanilla bean and reserve for another use.

3. In a medium bowl, whisk together 1/2 cup sugar and the egg yolks until well blended and it just starts to lighten in color. Add the cream a little at a time, stirring continually. Pour the liquid into 6 (7 to 8-ounce) ramekins. Place the ramekins into a large cake pan or roasting pan. Pour enough hot water into the pan to come halfway up the sides of the ramekins. Bake just until the creme brulee is set, but still trembling in the center, approximately 40 to 45 minutes.

4. Remove the ramekins from the roasting pan and refrigerate for at least 2 hours and up to 3 days. Remove the creme brulee from the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes prior to browning the sugar on top. Divide the remaining 1/2 cup vanilla sugar equally among the 6 dishes and spread evenly on top. Using a torch, melt the sugar and form a crispy top. Allow the creme brulee to sit for at least 5 minutes before serving.

Propane gas torches are highly flammable and should be kept away from heat, open flame and prolonged exposure to sunlight. They should be used only in well-ventilated areas. Follow torch manufacturer's instructions for use.

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Make Alton Brown's foolproof Creme Brulee recipe, a French classic with vanilla bean and caramelized sugar, from Good Eats on Food Network.

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1. France

2. Belgium

3. Benin

4. Burkina Faso

5. Burundi

6. Cameroon

7. Canada

8. Chad

9. Ivory Coast

10. Democratic Republic of the Congo

11. Djibouti

12. Equatorial Guinea

13. Haiti

14. Luxembourg

15. Madagascar

16. Mali

17. Monaco

18. Niger

19. Rwanda

20. Senegal

21. Seychelles

22. Switzerland

23. Togo

24. Vanuatu

citation: https://www.altalang.com/beyond-words/countries-french-official-language/

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-French artist & Post-Impressionist painter.
-Born in Ain-en-Provence.
-Celebrated as the forefather of Fauvism and precursor to Cubism.

citation: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Paul-Cezanne