What does “mamie” mean in French?
Risotto aux crevettes crémeux comme chez mamie
A2 French listening practice · French from France · Curated for beginners
This recipe promises a shrimp risotto “crémeux comme chez mamie,” “creamy like at granny’s.” Mamie is the affectionate French word for grandmother, the cosy counterpart to the formal grand-mère. Its partner is papi (grandpa), and you’ll meet the regional variant mémé as well. Calling a recipe la recette de mamie instantly promises homemade, old-fashioned comfort.
French food culture treasures la cuisine de grand-mère, and the clip even credits “une mamie italienne.” So mamie carries more than a person: it’s a flavour of nostalgia and unhurried home cooking. Rule of thumb: children say mamie and papi straight to their grandparents, while grand-mère and grand-père stay more formal or written.
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- ▸French children calling to their grandmother: “Mamie!”
- ▸On French cooking blogs and channels promising “comme chez mamie”
- ▸In French ads selling nostalgic, traditional flavours
- ▸Alongside papi, mémé, and pépé in French family talk
- ▸In recipe titles like le gâteau de mamie on sites such as Marmiton