ABOUT FRENCH CUISINE

French Cuisine (French: Cuisine française) is the cooking traditions and practices from France. It has been influenced over the centuries by the many surrounding cultures of Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, and Belgium, in addition to the food traditions of the regions and colonies of France.

Characteristics of French Cuisine

French cuisine varies from region to region, sometimes from city to city within just a few kilometers. However, we can generally divide it into two – the cuisines of Northern and Southern France.

Farms predominate in the northern part of the country and are home to nutritious homemade food. Beer is also used here to prepare some of the dishes. In the southern French regions, cuisine is more strongly influenced by traditions in the Mediterranean countries. It is because of their interaction with them over the last century that the French have mastered the habit of eating olives and using olive oil in cooking.

The most characteristic of French cuisine is to take the best of all the ingredients and combine them in a way that preserves the individual taste of each one.

Northern Dishes

• Maroilles Cheese Tart
• Mussels and fries
• Flemish Stew
• Lille Waffle
• Ficelle Picarde
• Potjevleesch

Southern Dishes

• Ratatouille
• Herbes de Provence
• Tapenade
• Socca
• Fougasse
• Salade niçoise
• Bouillabaisse & Rouille