French Cuisine
South-West France: is known for its rich foods eg. Duck, foie gras, prunes, oysters, mushrooms and truffles.
North-West France: known for its apples and seafood especially oysters and
muscles. Camembert cheese also comes from Normandy.
North-East France: best known for its potatoes, cabbage, beetroots. This region produces champagne.
Eastern France: known for its heavy, savoury pastries and tarts and Quiche
Lorraine.
Famous French Food
• Foie Gras is one of the most popular and well-known food in French
cuisine. Its flavour is described as rich, buttery, and delicate. It is made
from the liver of a duck.
Crepes are a traditional French recipe that exists all over France. They can be
sweet or savoury and filled with anything you want eg.
Fruit, ham, cheese
Quiche lorraine is a savoury, open-faced pastry crust dish. It can be served with a savoury or sweet
filling eg. Custard, cheese, meat or vegetables.
A Croissant is a buttery flaky bread named for its
distinctive crescent shape. Croissants are made of a layered yeast-leavened
dough. They are similar to puff pastry.
Truffles• Truffles are edible underground
fungi. Dogs and pigs are used in France to smell out the best truffles!• The largest truffle market is at
Richerenches in Vaucluse. • Black truffles on these markets sell
between 200 and 600 euro per kilogram.
Frogs LegsEaten in France and other regions
such as Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Spain, Italy and South
America.
Frogs legs are rich in protein, omega 3, potassium, fatty acids and vitamin A
SnailsEscargot is a dish of cooked land snails. It is an appetizer in France.
BY GRÁINNE LINDSAY
&HALEIGH REILLY