15 French Recipes To Cook And Eat On Bastille Day
So, you want to know more about Bastille Day? Well my friends, here are the cliff notes version along with some AMAZING recipes! I promise:)What is Bastille Day actually celebrating?Bastille Day is a French national holiday commemorating the storming of the Bastille at a turning point during the French Revolution in 1789. It is known as the French National Day (La Fête Nationale) or the 14th of July (Le 14 Juillet).This day also celebrates Festival Of The Federation(Fête de la Fèdèration),which honors the unity of the French people.The short story is that the commoners were suffering and hungry. France was fatigued by wars overseas and the wealthy got richer and the poor got hungrier. The commoners united and with the help of the deputies of the Third Estate (the commoners), formed the National Constituent Assembly which was the springboard for the revolution.A mob formed and stormed the Bastille which was a French political prison with only 7 inmates at the time. It was a symbolic rai...