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)
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