Apt Candied Fruits: Discovering the Sweet Secret of Provence

Intro Apt Candied Fruits Text Like it? Share it! Did you enjoy reading about the Apt candied fruits? If so, share this article on Facebook and X (formerly ... Read more!

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The private chef you’ll want when visiting Europe

At French Moments we are carefully choosing selected partners to work with, who can help add value to your next French or European experience, and we think we’ve ... Read more!

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Christmas Gastronomy of Alsace

The Christmas gastronomy of Alsace is much appreciated during the Holiday season. From Foie Gras to Kugelhopf, gingerbread and little Christmas cookies, the Alsatian gastronomic traditions will enchant young ... Read more!

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Galette des Rois: Tradition and Recipe

In France, Epiphany is synonymous with the “Galette des Rois”. The French ceremoniously eat this wafer king cake a few days before and after 6 January. As soon ... Read more!

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Chocolate Mendiants

As little Christmas delicacies, chocolate mendiants are part of the Provençal tradition and the thirteen desserts. The Provençal tradition of the mendicant order The colours of their ingredients are ... Read more!

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Leckerlis from Basle – Leckerlis de Bâle

Leckerlis are swiss little gingerbreads which come from Basle on the border of France and are often cooked in South Alsace … one is never enough! They are part ... Read more!

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French Christmas log – Bûche de Noël

A Christmas log is the traditional dessert for the French Christmas meal on the 24th of December. It is a rolled sponge / Genoese sponge in the shape ... Read more!

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Bredalas Christmas Cookies – Bredalas de Noël

Bredalas are little Christmas cookies whose preparation date back to the Renaissance. This is probably one of the best known Alsatian traditions. The Bredalas (the spelling changes depending ... Read more!

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Chocolate Truffles – Truffes au chocolat

The French chocolate truffles (truffes au chocolat) are traditionally served around the Holiday season and are a delicious little treat covered with bitter cocoa. According to the legend, ... Read more!

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Linzer Torte – Tarte de Linz

The Linzer Torte (or Tarte de Linz in French) is originally an Austrian cake often prepared for Christmas and a favourite dessert prepared in Alsace. Its name derived from the ... Read more!

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Kugelhopf from Alsace

Kugelhopf, Kougelhof, Kouglof… there are many names to describe what is certainly Alsace’s most famous cake which depend on local germanic dialect. A Kugelhopf is also prepared in ... Read more!

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