WHEN SEATTLE chef Jim Drohman is staying at his home-away-from-home in Orthez, France, he need not make his own crème fraîche — easy as it is to create the cultured cream that flavors his savory ...

The Europeans were onto something when they discovered crème fraîche, which is a fancy type of sour cream. Whereas sour cream has 18-30 percent butterfat, crème fraîche has a higher butterfat content ...

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Crème fraîche may sound fancy, but it’s really just soured cream. With its roots in France, it was traditionally made by leaving fresh cow’s cream at room temperature until it thickened. Today, since ...

Crème fraîche is a thick and rich-tasting cream that comes from the French and is used in many aspects of cooking. It can be a substitute for yogurt or sour cream in recipes, but it can be a little ...

It’s hard to imagine French home cooking without a dollop of creme fraiche, that silky, subtly tart cultured cream that has a way of making food taste better. In France, just about every home cook ...

IT’S hard to imagine French home cooking without a dollop of creme fraiche, that silky, subtly tart cultured cream that has a way of making food taste better. In France, just about every home cook ...

A: Pronounced “krem fresh” this rich-tasting cream is the French version of sour cream. Like sour cream, crème fraîche has a fermenting agent that thickens it. What’s different about creme fraiche is ...

You see more and more recipes calling for creme fraiche, a European style sour cream that is thicker and less sour than our typical sour cream. You also see it more ...

Q: What is creme fraiche? It was an ingredient in a pumpkin tart recipe. — Peggy Moon, Sterling Heights, Mich. A: Pronounced "krem fresh" this rich-tasting cream is the French version of sour cream.