Dispute en cuisine autour d’un cake maison
B1 French listening practice · French from France · Curated for intermediate learners
What is “faisselle”?
Faisselle is a fresh, drained French curd cheese, sitting between fromage blanc and Italian ricotta in texture. It’s named after the faisselle itself, the small perforated mold the cheese is drained in, and is traditionally served still in that mold at the table. In France it’s eaten as dessert, topped with sugar, honey, fruit coulis, or jam.
The chef in this clip serves faisselle et son coulis de mangue (“faisselle with mango sauce”). France’s habit of treating fresh cheese as dessert is something other cuisines mostly skip: Italians keep mascarpone for cooking, and Americans don’t think of cottage cheese as a dessert at all. Faisselle is the most iconic version of the genre.
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- ▸In French cooking shows (Top Chef France, Les Carnets de Julie, Cyril Lignac’s bakeries)
- ▸In French farmers' markets across Burgundy and the Loire Valley
- ▸In French bistro and brasserie dessert menus
- ▸In French dairy aisles (Rians, Loose, Eric Bur)
- ▸In French grandmother-cooking content on YouTube