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Article: Crying out for French onion soup; You don't need to fly to Paris to order a steaming bowl of the classic savory soup
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- November 18, 2005
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Soupe l'oignon is one of the defining dishes of French cuisine,
up there with coq au vin, the baguette and crme brle.
In North America, the term "French onion soup" can connote an
entire culture, conjuring up romantic images of the Champs Elysees
and cozy cafes with Edith Piaf singing in the background the dew-
soaked Paris of "Amlie."
A person can know absolutely nothing about cooking and even less
about France, but offer him caramelized onions in a sturdy broth,
topped with melted Swiss cheese, and he may just start humming "La
Marseillaise."
For Parisians, baked onion soup, or "Gratine des Halles," is
comfort food.
Lois Anne Rothert, in her book "The Soups of France," quotes the
famed ...