Country French cooking.?

Question

Are their any French folks out there.That know what country French cooking is....like rustic Rillettes,Confit of Chicken gizzards?...My grandmother would make wonderful soups...one of which Im sure had tapioca in it...does this ring a bell anyone?

Love to hear a few recipes.... ANY recipe...of country French cooking.

Answer 1

Check out http://chocolateandzucchini.com

This French gal, Clotilde Dusoulier, with an awesome command of English has a really wonderful web site that is very popular and written in English, even though she lives in Paris. There are wonderful photographs and recipes of all types of French dishes there.

Answer 2

Coq au vin.  It is the quintisential French country recipe.  Here is a link.

http://www.elise.com/recipes/archives/00...

Answer 3

The recent issue of Gourmet magazine has a lot of country French recipes. It inspired me to furthur research the Jura region they emphasized. The link lists local foods with a soup made of grilled corn flour. Some of the dishes have further links for recipes. Hope that helps, the food looks delicious.

Answer 4

cassoulet:

http://www.ffcook.com/pages/Wrecipearch4...

http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/toulo...

I think the soup is Potage au Tapioca