CLOCHARD means TRAMP.
This is the name that was used in early France to describe poor people or the neediest.
Paris is well known for le quartier LES HALLES. It is a wonderful place where many bistro and Hall merchants work and play hard!
The nightlife was very different. With such a life, many friends were made. They had a sense of sharing, close friendships between them une belle époque ! :) ,
The shops would ring a bell, sonner la cloche ! This was to announce the beginning and the end of the sales each day !
Thus, Clochard is a derivative of Cloche (bell) pointing the neediest. They used to come at the end of sales day (at the sound of the bell) to get
some leftover food and various unsold goods.
Antique Brass Bell from the shop TreasureandSuch
Note: The word CLOCHARD was
not considered as negative to poor people, the neediest ...
Unfortunately, the word clochard has another meaning today ... of a
profiteer.
Back then
and now, la soupe à l'oignon ; onion soup
was very popular, many bistros in Paris are cooking onion
soup at 5 am !
Parisian onion soup is cooked with thinly sliced onions :) , and added to pot au feu ( stew) juice of the day before, stale bread rubbed with fresh garlic, at last grated gruyere :) , then, this is poured into an earthenware terrine for baking in the oven,
It is Miammm ! Yummy :), alors, bon appétit !
Parisian onion soup is cooked with thinly sliced onions :) , and added to pot au feu ( stew) juice of the day before, stale bread rubbed with fresh garlic, at last grated gruyere :) , then, this is poured into an earthenware terrine for baking in the oven,
It is Miammm ! Yummy :), alors, bon appétit !
It was shot on location partly in le quartier LES HALLES.
Archimede de Clochard
One of my favorite French movies stars Jean GABIN ! Such a clever
script, such an amazing and funny movie ! Ce clochard is a
True lovely one ! la belle époque ! ;-) This is because the main
character chose the way he was living and he was simply HAPPY in life
...
I hope you'll love it too ! :)
ar vag
11 comments:
I love the French perspective of shopping.
Interesting post! Thanks for telling us about it! And the onion soup, too!
Sherry anonymous
I love your article - I feel much more cultured and would like some soup now please!
A very interesting story, thanks so much, I enjoyed reading.
I want to go shopping in France....
Lisa with The Vintage Porch
Great post! Very enjoyable!
Debbie FreeLiving
Thank you ! :)
as Tanjla pointed out, this reality belongs to past 19th and early 20th ! Sure, nowadays is another turn here !as you certainly know, over here, some stores do prefer now to throw out unsold food and goods into large garbage cans covered of bleach... Shame on them !
take care or à bientôt :)
ar vag :)
Thank you very much for this fascinating article! Please do not be surprised if we all come to France for a visit! :) :)
So interesting. I would love to go shopping in France one day with the thoughtful and charming, Ms Boat. ♥
Bonjour et merci pour la lecture merveilleuse! La soupe à l'oignon semble délicieux et je rêve d'un jour en visite à Paris!
Wonderful article........now I want a bowl of French onion soup!
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