Guide to traditional Bastille Day foods 11 Articles

by Alexia Wincorescholl

Modern French Cuisine dates back to the time of Louis XIV so, in effect, a guide to traditional Bastille Day foods is really a guide to traditional French foods. In honor of Bastille Day, the day in which Parisians storm...read more

by Marc Phillippe Babineau - Travel Sub-Steward ( Four Channels )

Bastille Day, or "Fete Natinale" as the French refer to it, is the French National Holiday celebrating the anniversary of the storming of the Bastille on July 14th, 1789. The peasants were growing weak and weary as the op...read more

by Belle Starr-Travel Channel Steward

"Allons enfant de la Patrie, Le jour de gloire est arrive!" La Marseillais was adopted as the National Anthem of France on Bastille Day in 1795. Unlike the 4th of July in the United States, Bastille Day in France doe...read more

by Emma Riley Sutton

When celebrating "Fete Natinale," (Bastille Day), haute-cuisine (literally, "high cooking") is not the norm when planning your Bastille Day menu. Opting for the standard cooking of the peasants who were responsible for s...read more

by Trenna Sue Hiler

Who doesn't love French cuisine? Bastille Day is the perfect time to splurge and truly enjoy some great traditional recipes and sauces. July 14th is the excuse to eat and enjoy the holiday like the French. You can plan y...read more

by Brandi Usher

"TRADITIONAL BASTILLE DAY FOODS" In France, Bastille Day is observed as a national holiday, with jubilant cries of "VIVA LA FRANCE" to celebrate the storming of the Bastille prison in Paris on July 14, 1789. Today,...read more

by Kimberly Bunch

Bastille Day Meals On July 14, 1789, the storming of the Bastille at the French state prison, brought an end to the Monarch Rule and marked the beginning of the First Republic; and the end to a oppressed country. Th...read more

by Sally O'Quinn

Bastille Day is a celebration commemorating the storming of the Bastille prison in France on July 14, 1789 by the common people who were fed up with the excesses and tyranny of the ruling class. Today it can just be a day ...read more

by Sheila-Ann Bender

France is passionate about its foods, and their cuisine is considered the richest in the world. Needless to say, Bastille Day foods served in France are very little like anything we serve up in America on Independence Day...read more

by Lori Lane.

On July 14, 1789, the overthrow of the Bastille prison resulted in a new national holiday for France called 'Bastille Day'. French dining and picnics have always been a part of Bastille day which honors their past accompl...read more

by Erin Knight

Just as the 4th of July for Americans and the 1st of July for Canadians, the 14th of July is a of celebration for the French. The holiday is known as Bastille Day. This is to commemorate the storming of the Bastille prison...read more