Une recette vidéo en ligne -- Pour le 26 octobre

You will be watching a well-known Parisian chef, Henri Faugeron, prepare a dish of his own invention, Oeufs coques Faugeron à la purée de truffes. Remember to bring headphones to the computer lab -- in order to do the tasks, you must be able to hear M. Faugeron speak! (If you don't have Walkman, Discman, etc. headphones, borrow a set from a friend.) Write your answers to each question on a paper to turn in, or print this document out and fill it in (listening comprehension credit).

Avant de regarder

1. You know what the main ingredient is, simply by reading the title of the dish. What is a truffe, though? Here is a Web link to help you understand this odd and extremely expensive delicacy: Qu'est-ce qu'une truffe?
2. What kinds of verbs in English are common to recipes? Can you think of any equivalents in French? What do you think the underlined verbs below might mean?

Ajouter des oeufs à la farine. Mélanger ensuite les oeufs, la farine et le lait.

Couper le pain en tranches. Tartiner le pain avec du beurre.

Faites chauffer la purée dans une petite casserole.

En regardant

Go to the site for M. Faugeron's restaurant. Click on the link Recette en vidéo at the bottom of the first page. When the next page is loaded, you'll see a photo of the dish. If you scroll down, you'll see the image of a stove, with a square containing the logo of RealPlayer. After loading is complete, the two buttons beneath this "screen" will each contain an arrow and a square. Click on the arrow to play the video, on the square to stop it. You may have difficulty playing it a second time. If so, simply exit that page (go back to the first page), click on Recette en vidéo again, and reload the video page.

1. Premier visionnement. Study the list of cooking ingredients below before watching the video. Some are used by the chef, others are not. As you watch, check off the ingredients that are included in M. Faugeron's recipe.

2. For reasons of time, part of the preparation is not shown -- that of the actual creation of the purée de truffes. List the ingredients M. Faucheron must have used to make the purée (ingredients from his list, for instance, that you may not have seen him use directly).

3. Le bon ordre. Watch the video again, and this time, put the procedures below in the proper order by writing the appropriate number next to each one.

_____ Faire chauffer la purée de truffes dans une petite casserole, avec du beurre.

_____ Enlever la partie supérieure de la coquille de chaque oeuf, mettre chacun dans un cocotier.

_____ Beurrer, tartiner, le pain.

_____ Mettre de la purée de truffe sur chaque oeuf.

_____ Mettre les oeufs à cuire (environ 3 minutes, trois minutes et demie).

_____ Couper le pain doré en mouillettes.

_____ Mettre le pain dans la poêle pour le faire dorer.

_____ Arranger les mouillettes sur le plat.

Après avoir regardé

1. What is your impression of M. Faugeron? (Vous pouvez répondre en anglais.)

2. Avez-vous envie de manger ce plat? Expliquez votre réponse. (En français.)