A tub of crème fraîche is a weeknight saving grace for former assistant editor Lindsay Strand. Inspired by a test-kitchen visit from Portland chef Gabriel Rucker last year, she tosses crème fraîche ...

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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 ...

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A few weeks ago, in an attempt to breathe new life into some leftovers, I added a dollop of crème fraîche to a bowl of pork ragu. It melted, forming a creamy, tomato-y sauce that was very rich and ...

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 ...

Brette Warshaw is an editor at Apple News and has worked at publications such as Lucky Peach and Food52. Her book “What’s the Difference?: Recreational Culinary Reference for the Curious and Confused” ...