Showing posts with label Revolution. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Revolution. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

History Of French Cuisine, The French Revolution And Famous French Culinary Chefs

French cuisine was prepared by ill tempered French chefs, who were very picky about their food, and these French chefs incorporated excessively independent sauces to fuse the food, ethicalness the preparation of food dishes had to be perfect. However, todays preference is more about the taste and disposition of the food. French chefs of today produce cuisine that is artistically arranged on the plate, and contains a groovy mix of smells, textures, and flavors. France ' s uptown cuisine and their constant love affair with food is one of modern France ' s greatest treasures.

French cuisine has evolved from many centuries of political change and social events. In the Middle Ages chefs like Guillaume Tirel, agnomen Taillevent was a cook to the Magistrate of France at the time of the first Valois kings. Guillaume Tirel was head chef or queux to Philip VI and successive to the Dauphin de Viennois, who prepared abundant banquets for the sizable class with flashy and heavily seasoned food. Le Viandier is a famous comestible book which Guillaume Tirel wrote which was influential on French cuisine and medieval cuisine in northern France.

In the year 1789, " The French Revolution " era, and lasting over 10 years was a period of political and social upheaval in the history of France. French cusine evolved towards fewer spices and increased usage of many types of herbs. These refined techniques in French cooking beginning with Franois Pierre La Varenne, author of " Le cuisinier franois ", the founding text of modern French cuisine, and which established the foundation for what would become one of the basics of French cooking. French cusine developed further with the famous chef and personality of Napoleon Bonaparte, which influenced the culinary future of France, plus other dignitaries, Marie - Antoine Carme.

Antoine Careme well known as the " King of Chefs and the Chef of Kings, " and in Paris, in the 19th century, Careme became the father of " haute cuisine " which is the high art of French cooking. French statesman and Diplomat Talleyrand - Perigord, the future King George IV, Czar Alexander I, and James Rothschild a powerful banker, Careme was the Chef to these world leaders and aristocrats. Careme is well known for his famous writings on the art of cooking, included in the writings is the famed " The Art of French Cooking " or L ' Art de la Cuisine Francaise. The masterpiece contains volumes of information and knowledge on the history of French cooking.

French cuisine was codified by George Auguste Escoffier, who in the late 19th and early 20th century modernized Careme ' s elaborate style of cuisine by his ingenious simplification of the food, and Escoffier became the modern version of haute cuisine. Haute cuisine meaning " high cooking " in French or grande cuisine. In North America, haute cuisine refers to the cooking of the grand restaurants and hotels, which is characterised by elaborate preparations and presentations. Until the 1970s, this cuisine was defined by the French phrase cuisine classique, and was supplanted by nouvelle cuisine. Today, haute cuisine is not defined by any particular style.

However, George Auguste Escoffiers culinary work was missing a lot of the regional character of foods and cooking that was found in the provinces of France. Gastro Tourism and the Guide Michelin or Le Guide Michelin, which is a series of annual guide books published by Michelin for over a dozen countries, helped bring people of France and the world to the countryside of France during the 20th century and beyond, to experience the taste and smells of this rich bourgeois and peasant cuisine of France.

In the southwestern part of France, Basque cuisine, referring to the typical food dishes and cooking ingredients of the cuisine of the Basque people, and has been a large influence over this type of French cuisine. The food dishes and ingredients various from region to region, but many significant regional dishes have become both regional and national. Today, various dishes that once were regional, however, have proliferated in different variations across France. Wine and cheese are also HUGH parts of the French cuisine, regionally and nationally, playing different roles both with their many variations and the Vins dAppellation dOrigine Contrle, or AOC wines, officially recognized. ( regulated appellation )

Around the world centuries later, among connoisseurs of French cuisine, gourmet innovations which have been brought forth by both the French Revolution and the glorious conquests of " Empereur des Francais Napolon I ", have not lost their appeal and popularity, and Napolon Pastries as an example, Napolons are served today.

Thursday, October 4, 2012

World History Analysis Compare American Revolution and French Revolution

Charles Dickens ' pre-eminent narrative, A Tale of Two Cities, is set during the French Revolution, involving characters in the cities of London and Paris. This moving tale gives one rest to look at a tale of two nations - - the differences between the French Revolution and the American Revolution.

Unparalleled a few years earlier, colonial America had rebelled, not against abridgement, but against the increasingly tyrannical rule of the British. In America, it was male of property and education, not the unprosperous, who rebelled. For liberty, they invested their lives, their fortunes, and their holy distinction. Ironically, it was the French generosity who stepped in with naval stilt and saved the American Revolution from the limits of omission.

The purpose of the American Revolution was to change the ruling laws, not to smother the imperator. Many colonists, including Benjamin Franklin, had close ties with England. Franklin was the leader in trying all possible avenues of diplomacy; revolution was the last resort. George Washington scrupulously avoided abusing military power by consistently deferring to the directives of the civilian government, and he always put the needs of his men before his own. He refused to be king. Noble of character he was; greedy and power - hungry he was not. American leaders did all they could to avoid anarchy. They sought the help of God in their endeavor, and received miraculous help when it was needed.

The French Revolution, on the other hand, appears to have been driven by vengeance and hatred. Without a doubt, terrible injustices existed, as vividly depicted by Dickens and in Victor Hugo ' s magnificent novel, Les Miserables. The French peasants were at a great disadvantage, because their poverty seemed insurmountable, and they lacked education and money; therefore they had no power to exercise influence on their oppressors. It is unfortunate that they resorted to terror. The mass murder of innocents resembled the ethnic cleansing of evil regimes in the twentieth century. The mindless killing thoroughly disqualified them from any divine assistance. By killing the upper class, and their families, and their servants, and anyone remotely related, they also purged the society of education, law, culture, and other refinements necessary to civilized society. Only anarchy resulted from their efforts. The old oppressors were merely replaced by a new tyrannical regime, more brutal than ever. It was bad enough that some even looked to figures like Napoleon to save them, but that really didn ' t work well, either.

The Americans went on to create a Constitution that is a model of liberty for the rest of the world. This Constitution provides maximum freedom, limited power in the national government, and the majority of the power to the states and people. The success of the nation has been in proportion to the degree of fiscal responsibility and law - abiding character manifest by the elected government officials. Because America was free, she became prosperous. Like many other European countries, France learned the best governing principles from the United States Constitution, only after long years of struggle.

Thursday, September 13, 2012

History Of French Cuisine, The French Revolution And Famous French Culinary Chefs

French cuisine was prepared by ill tempered French chefs, who were indubitable picky about their food, and these French chefs incorporated extremely rich sauces to conjoin the food, plus the preparation of food dishes had to be complete. However, todays preference is more about the taste and mood of the food. French chefs of today produce cuisine that is artistically arranged on the plate, and contains a dynamite blend of smells, textures, and flavors. France ' s rich cuisine and their constant partiality affair with food is one of modern France ' s greatest treasures.

French cuisine has evolved from many centuries of political change and social events. In the Middle Ages chefs identical Guillaume Tirel, nomen Taillevent was a cook to the Chancellor of France at the time of the fundamental Valois kings. Guillaume Tirel was head chef or queux to Philip VI and later to the Dauphin de Viennois, who prepared unlimited banquets for the uppermost class with flamboyant and heavily seasoned food. Le Viandier is a famous entree book which Guillaume Tirel wrote which was influential on French cuisine and medieval cuisine in northern France.

In the year 1789, " The French Revolution " era, and lasting over 10 years was a period of political and social upheaval in the history of France. French cusine evolved towards fewer spices and increased usage of many types of herbs. These refined techniques in French cooking beginning with Franois Pierre La Varenne, author of " Le cuisinier franois ", the founding text of modern French cuisine, and which established the foundation for what would become one of the basics of French cooking. French cusine developed further with the famous chef and personality of Napoleon Bonaparte, which influenced the culinary future of France, plus other dignitaries, Marie - Antoine Carme.

Antoine Careme well known as the " King of Chefs and the Chef of Kings, " and in Paris, in the 19th century, Careme became the father of " haute cuisine " which is the high art of French cooking. French statesman and Diplomat Talleyrand - Perigord, the future King George IV, Czar Alexander I, and James Rothschild a powerful banker, Careme was the Chef to these world leaders and aristocrats. Careme is well known for his famous writings on the art of cooking, included in the writings is the famed " The Art of French Cooking " or L ' Art de la Cuisine Francaise. The masterpiece contains volumes of information and knowledge on the history of French cooking.

French cuisine was codified by George Auguste Escoffier, who in the late 19th and early 20th century modernized Careme ' s elaborate style of cuisine by his ingenious simplification of the food, and Escoffier became the modern version of haute cuisine. Haute cuisine meaning " high cooking " in French or grande cuisine. In North America, haute cuisine refers to the cooking of the grand restaurants and hotels, which is characterised by elaborate preparations and presentations. Until the 1970s, this cuisine was defined by the French phrase cuisine classique, and was supplanted by nouvelle cuisine. Today, haute cuisine is not defined by any particular style.

However, George Auguste Escoffiers culinary work was missing a lot of the regional character of foods and cooking that was found in the provinces of France. Gastro Tourism and the Guide Michelin or Le Guide Michelin, which is a series of annual guide books published by Michelin for over a dozen countries, helped bring people of France and the world to the countryside of France during the 20th century and beyond, to experience the taste and smells of this rich bourgeois and peasant cuisine of France.

In the southwestern part of France, Basque cuisine, referring to the typical food dishes and cooking ingredients of the cuisine of the Basque people, and has been a large influence over this type of French cuisine. The food dishes and ingredients various from region to region, but many significant regional dishes have become both regional and national. Today, various dishes that once were regional, however, have proliferated in different variations across France. Wine and cheese are also HUGH parts of the French cuisine, regionally and nationally, playing different roles both with their many variations and the Vins dAppellation dOrigine Contrle, or AOC wines, officially recognized. ( regulated appellation )

Around the world centuries later, among connoisseurs of French cuisine, gourmet innovations which have been brought forth by both the French Revolution and the glorious conquests of " Empereur des Francais Napolon I ", have not lost their appeal and popularity, and Napolon Pastries as an example, Napolons are served today.