French cassoulet is just British baked beans and sausages?

[purplepoppy]

In the UK you can buy tins of baked beans in tomato sauce. Some of them come with little sausages in them. I believe these tins are the inspiration for French cassoulet. Here's some pictures of beans on toast. Notice the classic British baguette in one of them. Further evidence we got there first.

Thoughts?

[Makeushiver]

HHmmm, not really unless you make some damed good and old fashioned beans. One of the main ingredients in Casdoulet is either duck or goose because the are of France cassoulet comens from is an area that makes quite a bit of foie gras. Once they use the livers ( fattened livers) there is quite a bit of meat in the fown the livers weree taken from so you've got a petty good start that doesn't turn up in too many cans of beans. The Geese/Ducks are allowed to grow are pretty fatty when finally despatched for better things. ( Foie Gras) The older, heavier fowl are much less tender but quite flavorful. Then you have the beans, In Cassoulet mostly beans similar to ones called great Northern in the U? S. are the closest. Not being familiar with day trading legumes in London. I'm not sure which is preferable but any large white bean seems fine. The rest may vary from farmhouse to farmhouse- Cassoulets occupy a weird space in French culinary repertoire in that it's not often a dish one will see in a restaurant but every village kitchen will have an enamel or other thick pot on the back of the stove for trimmings that go into cassoulet.

[Douglas1179]

Oh non, non, non. Cassoulet takes years to perfect. First you have to find a French duck. You will be tempted to keep it with the chickens. Do not do this! It has to have its duck house made of French oak. You must teach it to say "Coin coin." There is a certain elegance to the way a duck says "Coin coin" that makes its breasts very elegant and romantic. If it says "Quack quack," you've been screwed over -- you might as well fry it and drown it in ketchup.

[purplepoppy]

"Cwac cwac"

[Tarifa]

A true French duck even ruffles its feathers in a different way. There's a different tone to it.

[FreyaRed]

Poles call it Breton beans instead Briton beans. Maybe Bretons were just faster. For Germans are beans in tomato sauce just heresy and they would with pleasure send again Heinkel bombers to every nation who dares to put sausages into beans.

[Julie4]

Former French president Jacques Chirac declared


"The English cuisine, at first, you think it's crap, and then you regret that it isn't."

[AI Opinion]

Comparing French cassoulet to British baked beans with sausages is like comparing apples to oranges—both delicious but quite different in essence. Cassoulet is a rich, slow-cooked casserole originating from the south of France, featuring white beans, sausage, duck confit, and other meats. Its depth of flavor comes from the blend of herbs, spices, and the slow cooking process that melds ingredients together. On the flip side, baked beans and sausages offer a comforting, quick meal with a simpler palate. Each dish shines in its own right, reflecting the culinary traditions of its region. 🥘

[WhitneySnow]

This guy makes a good point, but he refuses to come down on one side or the other

[hahahmm]

The Eskimos have 20+ different words for different types of snow. Imagine if you said to them, "so snow is just snow, right?" Don't claim that the cultural food of one place is the same as another cause it's not. Even something as mundane as McDonalds fast food varies from country to country a LOT. Regardless of most of the names of the dishes being the same.

[Maybe_Maybe_not]

Undeniable evidences indeed 😆

I believe it's time for France to bend the knee. I could say that your royal family is at risk though if inviting too many french bannermen to the party but...

It's not entirely true, a part of France actually believes in monarchy, and not the parliamentary type of monarchy. We could send those believers to your islands, maybe they'll learn then (again) how to drop absolutism?

[AviatorTom]

Crikey, mais non. Baked Beans are as American as apple pie. Native Americans brought beans to the first Thanksgiving dinner in Massachusetts in 1621, becoming a staple of the Pilgrim's diet. Heinz is a company with headquarters in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania.

[mstbooblover]

Sorry Poppy, but I'm not sure this time you really know what you're talking about. This link will help you understand what cassoulet actually is: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassoulet

The pictures you show only display bread with tomato sauced beans and sausages, which is far from what cassoulet is.

[Anonymous]

Quite a massive difference between urbane cassoulet and canned franks & beans. Dolts are so odious.

[Tarifa]

I had a nice breakfast this morning. Sorry, but looking at these pics just made my stomach turn over.

I suggest you go on a trip to France to find out what the real difference is.

[Sevenpointfive]

i never will understand pork and beans on toast the British way. it's a weird combo for me.

i'm hispanic though, so we throw everything into a tortilla. just not that. i could be wrong

[RavVid]

The French steal British cuisine and merely add sexier names.

Clearly the British got there first.

[electromagnetic]

I agree. Although I think beans on toast is not nice.

[Peggee4U]

My American wife thinks I am weird because I still enjoy beans on toast ( sometimes with scabbled egg on a second slice of toast) You can take an Englishman out of Briton, but you can't take the Britishness out of him.

[Staximus]

What the hell is that fucking abomination? Don't you eurotrash know how to make a decent chili dog for fuck's sake?

[12karen]

Y'all really eat beans with bread?

Only have it with rice

[mandyfire98]

We call them beanie weanies here

[Lynx122]

What's your boeuf with french food? :P

[purplepoppy]

Nothing just having a laugh

[Lynx122]

ok :)

[Maybe_Maybe_not]

A shared laugh 😂

[ohsheeT]

I think I'm going to pass on this one

[Iron_Man]

Enjoy your food

[seeyounexttuesday]

No one rips off British food.

[NicholasRedone]

Seems so 👀😋

[welch369]

Groooooossss