When the United States declared war on terrorism in the aftermath of the dreadful attack on the twin towers of the World Trade Centre on 11th September 2001, one of the homes of terrorism was seen to be Iraq. It was hoped that the United Nations would stand shoulder to shoulder with the US and UK in their efforts to gain support for a war in Iraq, but the French led opposition to a proposed United Nations resolution and used its veto. Among the many Francophobe results of this action were the declaration by the iconic cartoon character Homer Simpson that the French were "cheese-eating surrender monkeys" and the fact that, on the menus of several traditional and patriotic US eating establishments, "French fries" were replaced by "Freedom fries".
A method of roasting coffee beans, nearly as dark as continental roast but with more subtle flavour, with a rich, strong blend of South America Arabica coffees.
French beans are small, slender, straight green beans with a low starch content, which snap when broken and usually grow on bushes. When young, the beans and the pods are cooked and eaten. In this form they are known as green beans, haricot vert in France, green snap beans or string beans in the United States. As they mature, only the beans are cooked and are then usually known as flageolet in France, or green shell beans in the United States. When the beans are dried they are haricot beans (US: navy beans), haricot sec in France, dry shell beans in the United States. Yellow varieties are often more tender and less stringy.
