French food finds: How to wade through the elaborate vocabulary of French dairy

Just when you think you are starting to make real progress with your French, a new level of detail emerges: In France even the animals speak a different language. It’s true, mes amis – it isn’t quack quack. Here, ducks go coin coin! Parisian pups don’t woof, they ouaf; and the glorious French cow meuuuhhhhs.

Cooking a family recipe using the equivalent French ingredient is not any easier. Here we will focus on the mainstay of dairy or produits laiter: milk and butter.