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Bastille Day

France has no set dish for 14 July, only picnics, a glass of champagne and dancing at the fire station.

U.S. service members march in the Bastille Day parade in Paris, July 14, 2017, as smoke trails billow overhead from a flyover conducted by French Alpha jets. U.S. troops led the parade in a historic first, to commemorate
Photo: Chief Petty Officer Michael McNabb, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

What is eaten for Bastille Day

The French national day marks the storming of the Bastille in 1789. There is a military parade in the morning and fireworks at night, and fire stations across the country open their yards for public dances. No single dish belongs to the day. It is high summer, so people picnic in parks and on riverbanks with bread, cheese, cured sausage, salads, fruit tarts and wine. Champagne is opened for the fireworks.

The dishes

ChampagneOpened for the fireworks.BaguetteThe base of every picnic.SaucissonDry cured sausage, sliced on the grass.Pan bagnatThe picnic sandwich of Nice.
About this page

Written by the Thali desk with AI assistance. Background: "Bastille Day" on Wikipedia. Customs differ from family to family and place to place. If this is your tradition and we have it wrong, tell us.

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

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