Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
...Grand Marnier
grahn marn-yay
...orange liqueur
socca
soh-kah
chickpea crêpe
Crêpes generally come in two types:
sucrée
(sweet) and
salée
(savory). Technically,
a savory crêpe should be made with a heartier buckwheat batter, and is called a
galette
.
However, many cheap and lazy
crêperies
use the same sweet batter
(de froment)
for both
their sweet-topped and savory-topped crêpes.
For savory crêpes, the standard toppings include
fromage
(cheese, usually Swiss-
style Gruyère or Emmentaler),
jambon
(ham),
oeuf
(an egg that's cracked and scrambled
right on the hot plate), and
champignons
(mushrooms).
For sweet crêpes, common toppings include
chocolat
(chocolate syrup), Nutella (the
delicious milk chocolate-hazelnut spread), jam/jelly, and powdered sugar.
Coffee and Tea Lingo
By law, the waiter must give you a glass of tap water with your coffee or tea if you
request it; ask for “
un verre d'eau
,
s'il vous plaît
” (uhn vayr doh, see voo play).
Coffee
French
Pronounced
English
un café
uhn kah-fay
shot of espresso
un café allongé (also
called café longue)
uhn kah-fay ah-lohn-zhay
(kah-fay lohn)
closest to an American cup of coffee
une noisette
oon nwah-zeht
espresso with a shot of milk
café au lait
kah-fay oh lay
coffee with lots of steamed milk (closest
to an American latte)
un grand crème
uhn grahn krehm
big café au lait
un petit crème
uhn puh-tee krehm
small café au lait
un décaffiné
uhn day-kah-fee-nay
decaf—available for any of the above
drinks
Tea
