Feb 12 2008
French Traditional Food – Simply To Die For
There are a number of things that the French are said to do well, and making food is one of them. French traditional food items and meals can be marked as some of the finest cuisine in the world. The flavors, textures and ingredients show the French’s love of life and everything else.
One of the great things about French traditional food is the fact that each region has its own specialties that are traditional and unique to that area. These French traditional food items are based off the available items within that particular region.
Northern French traditional food is primarily based on butter while you will find southern French traditional food is based off olive oil. This creates two distinctive favors even if the same dish is being prepared.
Regional Flavors
Perigord and Alsace offer pate de foie gras, which is the world’s most infamous and notorious kind of liver spread, made from ducks or geese inhumanely. Nougat is a famous white or pink candy that is fairly chewy comes from Montelimar. Dijon produces mustards (of course) that are part of traditional French cooking. Marrons Glaces are produced in Privas.
There is also bouillabaisse, cassoulet, frog’s legs and snails (escargot) that are part of traditional French cuisine. There are also cheeses, which are a definite part of French cooking. The cheeses often bare the name of the town that created them, so there are more than 300 different types of cheeses. Many are used in the traditional dishes found in each area.
Traditional French foods do not have to take a lot of time and they do not have to be something that is impossible to pronounce. Many traditional French foods are easy to make and do not require a degree in linguistics in order to be able to pronounce. There are plenty of resources on line that can provide you with a number of recipes that can have you cooking traditional French foods in no time at all.
France is one of the centers of cuisine. The best chefs in the world are either from France, where trained in France or have at least spent some time studying there. There are hundreds of variations and the French can make something delicious out of the most simple or complex of ingredients. You can be sure if you are enjoying traditional French cooking that you are eating some of the best food in the world.
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