French Onion Soup
$12 play money
Slow-cooked onions in broth under toasted bread and cheese. On the ChowChow Feast menu it costs $12 in play money, which puts it in the Snack tier ($1 to $14). It is one of the small, cheap things that make an order feel real.
No payment, no address, no delivery. This is a game.
Key facts
- Cuisine
- French
- Menu section
- French
- Price tier
- Snack ($1 to $14)
- Play-money price
- $12
- Main ingredients
- onions, beef stock, bread, melted cheese
- How it is served
- A brown crock of onion soup with browned melted cheese running over the rim
History, tradition and origin
The bistro is a small Parisian restaurant serving simple, slow-cooked regional food. Beef or chicken braised in red wine comes from Burgundy, onion soup under melted cheese fed market workers through the night, and snails in garlic butter have been eaten since Roman Gaul. The toasted ham and cheese sandwich first appeared on a Paris cafe menu around 1910.
Food economy and industry
Braising makes tougher, cheaper cuts tender, which is how bistros kept prices low. France's restaurant culture is supported by a network of wholesale markets, the largest of which, outside Paris, is one of the biggest fresh food markets in the world. The French gastronomic meal is recognised by UNESCO.
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