𝕽𝖚𝖆𝖎𝖉𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍@midwest.social to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 months agoIt's been 30 years and I still can't get over the fact that the French word for "potatoes" is "ground apples." Have The French never had an apple?message-squaremessage-square177fedilinkarrow-up1371arrow-down126
arrow-up1345arrow-down1message-squareIt's been 30 years and I still can't get over the fact that the French word for "potatoes" is "ground apples." Have The French never had an apple?𝕽𝖚𝖆𝖎𝖉𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍@midwest.social to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square177fedilink
minus-squareRunawayFixer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 months agoFrench people do eat apple beignets, which are basically fried apples. If you’ve never had one before, apple beignets are easy to make and delicious, plenty of recipes around.
minus-squareObilinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 months agoThat’s right I guess, but at least in a beignet there’s a bit of preparation involved, I was picturing just whole fried apples or maybe like french fries but made of apple, but you’re right I guess beignet counts.
French people do eat apple beignets, which are basically fried apples.
If you’ve never had one before, apple beignets are easy to make and delicious, plenty of recipes around.
That’s right I guess, but at least in a beignet there’s a bit of preparation involved, I was picturing just whole fried apples or maybe like french fries but made of apple, but you’re right I guess beignet counts.