Favorite Bastille Day Recipes & Tips (2024)

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What foods are traditionally eaten on Bastille Day? ›

There are no official Bastille Day meals, but there's really no better way to honor France than by indulging in French food: A breakfast of pastries, crepes, brioche, and croissants would be fitting, followed by a quiche for lunch, pâté, and onion soup.

Kir Royale. A classic and elegant apéro, Kir Royale is made with crème de cassis, topped with champagne or sparkling wine such as Cremant de Bourgogne. Add 1 part crème de cassis to a champagne flute, top with 5 parts of champagne. The drink is easy to make and delicious.

On the 14th of July, it's a celebration in America, and Apple Pie is usually served as a dessert.

However, people in France and all over the world celebrate the 14th July Bastille Day by indulging in French food to honour France. Bastille Day food and Bastille Day dishes may include delicacies like pastries, crepes, brioche, and croissants in the breakfast followed by quiche for lunch, pâté, and onion soup.

The perfect pick for Bastille Day, simple black and white stripes go hand in hand with a pop of color. Be bold and pair a twirl-worthy tulle skirt with your simple boat-neck t-shirt or keep it simple and pair your black stripes with chic bermuda shorts.

One of the revolutionary days in Paris and now a national holiday, the 14th of July ("Bastille Day") is celebrated with a mixture of solemn military parades and easygoing dancing and fireworks. The storming of the Bastille on July 14, 1789 has been commemorated in France for more than a century.

All you need is a fresh baguette, a bottle of wine, a wheel of cheese and some charcuterie. Pâté and mousse are picnic-ready; add Saucisson Sec and Jambon de Bayonne for a proper spread.

Bastille Day Greetings

Joyeux quatorze juillet! Happy July 14th! Note that when talking about holidays or birthdays such as in these instances, bonne (good) and joyeux (joyous) both roughly translate to "happy."

If you're leaning toward whites, try a Sancerre, one of the best appellations for crisp, flinty Sauvignon Blanc. Or try an Aligoté, a white grape from Burgundy usually overshadowed by Chardonnay, though Aligoté has its own, distinctive, citrusy flavor profile. For red drinkers, offer a lighter Burgundy or Beaujolais.

Apple Pie. What it is: Somehow both quintessentially English and American, this may be the most famous pie of all. In Britain it goes back to the 1300s, and the earliest recipe includes figs and raisins. Modern recipes tend to consist of apples, sugar, butter and cinnamon encased in shortcrust pastry.

Why is it called 420 pies? ›

The brand's name is a reference to the traditional English nursery rhyme Sing a Song of Sixpence, which includes the lyric "Four and twenty blackbirds / Baked in a pie". Some early logos alluded to this, with 24 blackbirds escaping from a pie and taking flight, although the current logo features only text.

Part of Everyday Scottish Life

The iconic Bells Steak Pie! Slow cooked select cuts of the finest braised steak in a rich and flavourful gravy. Hand finished with Bells Special Puff Pastry.

Stone fruits: Cherries, apricots, mangoes, nectarines, peaches, and plums are also in fine form come July. While I'll gladly devour any of these fresh from the tree, unadorned and in their fresh glory, I adore them even more in crisps, pies, salads, grilled fruit recipes, and beyond.

Originally built as a medieval fortress, the Bastille eventually came to be used as a state prison. Political prisoners were often held there, as were citizens detained by the authorities for trial. Some prisoners were held on the direct order of the king, from which there was no appeal.

The most traditional foods that are eaten in France consist of bread, cheese, and wine. Almost every meal consumed in France has some sort of bread or cheese included, but one of the most traditional meals in France is pot au feu.