OUI, IT'S CHICKEN BROTH IN THE FRENCH ONION SOUP.(LIFE)

From: The Fresno Bee (Fresno, CA) | Date: January 12, 2000 | Copyright information

Beef broth or chicken broth? That is the question.

When it comes to French onion soup, most cooks would consider it heresy to use chicken broth. Thirty years ago, when Americans started making French food (thanks to Julia Child), beef broth was the only way to go.

What a surprise, then, to discover that the most renowned onion soup in Paris is made with chicken broth. The soup at Pied de Cochon, an all-night brasserie in the Les Halles food market area, is mad...