French gastronomy

• France is well known for its « cuisine » which is particularly appreciated by foreigners

The most famous French « Chefs « • Régis and Jacques Marcon with the restaurant

Marconi in Auvergne,• Jean and Pierre Troigros with the Maison

Troisgros, • Georges Blanc,• Paul Bocuse in Rhone-Alpes

Some French typical dishes

Stewing beef

the French Foie gras

(duck liver)

Salade Lyonnaise

(typical salad from Lyon made of potatoes, lettuce, bacon dice, melted goat cheese and garlic bread)

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a typical salad from our region

Recipe of « la salade lyonnaise »• Preparation : 20 mns

cooking time : 5 mns

Ingredients (for 4 persons) : - 4 eggs

- 200 g de smoked bacon dice- 4 slices of garlic bread

• - ciboulette (chive ?)- olive oil

- red wine vinegar- mustard

French CheeseReblochon

camembert

Mont Dore

Cantal

Designation of French cheese

We also get confused when confronted with the uncountable designation of cheese :

-cheese of guaranted origin,

-made with milk

- pasteurised milk,

-farm made or mass produced.

• The French have always regarded cheese as essential,

•But which sort of cheese shall you choose ? According to the legislation, cheese means " fermented or not fermented, matured or not matured food, made from dairy produce (milk, can be more or less skimmed, or cream or dasher).

Comté Crottin de Chavignol

Bleu Auvergne AOC

Emmental

AOCMunster AOC

The map of Cheese in France looks like a puzzle !!!

• Only cheese of guaranteed origin is exempted from bearing certain references.

• "Each sort of cheese reveals a pasture of a differente green , under a different sky". Italo Calvino wrote.

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Some typical specialities from our region

It is a special pastry made with :

• Chocolate• Marzipan

Shaped green square with green sugar.

Luxurious sweet, we can find it inLyon.

A special sweet from Lyon

French WinesFrench wine is produced in

quantities between 7–8 billion bottles.

Main French Wine Regionsmain wine producing regions in France

Most famous french wine regions are :Alsace - Bordeaux - Burgundy - Champagne - Languedoc- Loire - Provence - Rhone - South West of France

Two concepts define French wines as :

- the notion of "terroir, which links the style of the wines to the

specific locations where the grapes are grown and the wine is made

- and the « AOC label » -(guaranteed or protected label)