Berets worn at a jaunty angle, Gaulloise cigarettes hanging from their lips, bicycles smothered in plaited strings of onions – each of which weighed between one and two kilogrammes – French onion ...

The caricature Frenchman in a stripy shirt and beret with onions dangling from his wobbly bicycle is finally being embraced by the town which produced him. Roscoff in Brittany has decided to make the ...

Six thinly sliced, pearly-pink onions are sautéing gently in a skillet on the hob. I’ll be using them to make a proper quiche Lorraine. There’s no point bothering with that recipe unless you’re sure ...

We've been touring France for weeks, researching a book my husband Ben is writing and only decide to stop in the Breton town because the satnav has brought us here by accident and it's lunchtime. As ...

GUESTS welcomed onto Brittany Ferries’ new vessel on Friday ahead of its inaugural voyage were presented with a bag of braided Pink Roscoff Onions - a special symbol for the company with a long ...

Onion Johnnies, the travelling salesmen whose berets and bicycles inspired Britain and much of the world's classic image of the archetypal Frenchman, are setting sail for England once more. Beset by ...

Marcel Quéméner, former johnny, has long sold onions from Roscoff in England. His daughter, Tiphaine, took over, with her brother, in 2020. FABRICE PICARD FOR M LE MAGAZINE DU MONDE The end has come.

Onion Johnnies, the travelling salesmen whose berets and bicycles inspired Britain and much of the world's classic image of the archetypal Frenchman, are setting sail for England once more. 26 ...

Patrick says he has been 'part of Cardiff history' It might be time to shed a little tear as a familiar French face on the streets of Cardiff is saying au revoir. French onion seller Patrick Mevel, 64 ...

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Roscoff onions. Onion Johnnies, the travelling salesmen whose berets and bicycles inspired Britain and much of the world's classic image of the archetypal Frenchman, are setting sail for England once ...