French cuisine is hugely varied and massively diverse. Yet there’s one thing every dish has in common: flavour. Packed full of bold ingredients, every French dish is a true flavour sensation, a treat for the tastebuds. So how do they get it so good? The secret ingredient is a little touch of patience.    …

    Stretching between the blue waters of the Bay of Biscay and the mountainous peaks of the Pyrenees, the Basque Country is its own kind of wonderful. It connects southern France with Northern Spain, forming a small yet mighty region that’s absolutely not to be missed. With a different language, a unique history, and…

Over on the continent and across many parts of Europe, tinned seafood is a gorgeous delicacy worth celebrating. And some of the best products come from France: the home of canning.     A French tradition    Perhaps because it really hit the shelves during rationing, British people often don’t have a particularly positive relationship with…

  Air fryers may well be the trendy new cooking appliance, but sometimes you can’t beat a bit of tradition. Centuries before we all became enamoured with convection cooking, terracotta pots were definitely the hottest cooking vessels in the kitchen. And in France, they’ve never gone out of style.     Cooking with nature    Terracotta…

  We know what you’re thinking. ‘Fondue… isn’t that a traditional Swiss dish?’. The answer? Absolutely it is. But some think that the French do it better!    Cheese fondue is an Alpine delicacy, believed to have been invented in the Swiss Alps. It involves melting cheese, mixing it with a little white wine –…

      In January, many of us are starting to think about cutting down after a touch of festive indulgence. But over on the other side of the Channel, January is one of the most exciting months of the year in the French food calendar. It’s a time when almost every bakery in the…

  Christmas dinner is something we all look forward to every year. Turkey, Yorkshire puddings, and roast potatoes… not forgetting the pigs in blankets, and maybe even a sprout or two. But this year, why not put an international spin on your festive feast, with a traditional French Christmas spread?      Le Réveillon de…

The festive season is just around the corner. And that means we’re all busy thinking about what we can pop under the tree for our nearest and dearest. But what will it be this year? Why not give them something different – like a delicious burst of French flavour.   At BonneBouffe, we stock a…

    What do you most like about the French way of life? Is it the morning’s trip to fetch freshly baked bread? Perhaps it’s a visit to the weekly market to stock up on local delicacies and see some friendly faces. Or maybe, like many, it’s l’heure de l’apéro: apéritif hour. In English, the…

Nougat is a delicious delicacy hailing from southern France – and originally, it’s thought, from Marseille. In the past, it was made from a syrupy blend of honey and almonds (or sometimes other nuts) and whipped into egg whites, before being left to dry out in the warm, Mediterranean sun. Nowadays, things are done a…