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French cuisine is a tapestry of flavors, rich in tradition and local ingredients. The South-West is famous for its indulgent dishes like duck, foie gras, and truffles, while the North-West showcases delectable seafood and Camembert cheese. North-East France offers hearty potatoes and exquisite champagne, whereas the East is renowned for savory pastries like Quiche Lorraine. Iconic foods such as crepes and croissants highlight the diversity in French cooking. Dive into the world of French gastronomy where each region tells a delicious story.
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South-West France: is known for its rich foods eg. Duck, foiegras, 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.
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 Legs Eaten 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.