French French FoodFood

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What about the French What about the French Food?Food?

““Haute cuisine” versus Haute cuisine” versus home cookinghome cooking

French food is French food is regarded as the finest regarded as the finest in the world. in the world.

The French are world The French are world famous for their haute famous for their haute cuisine – the type of cuisine – the type of cooking done in cooking done in restaurants and restaurants and hotels. hotels.

““Haute cuisine” versus Haute cuisine” versus home cookinghome cooking

It is rarely practised in daily It is rarely practised in daily life, mainly because of the cost life, mainly because of the cost of the fine ingredients and the of the fine ingredients and the time it takes to prepare the time it takes to prepare the dishes properly. dishes properly.

For this reason, French home For this reason, French home cooking tends to be simpler, cooking tends to be simpler, but can be just as delicious.but can be just as delicious.

Regional specialitiesRegional specialities

Different Different regions of regions of France have France have their own their own specialities, specialities, made using made using local produce.local produce.

BurgundyBurgundy

Famous for Famous for “Boeuf “Boeuf Bourguignon,” a Bourguignon,” a rich beef and rich beef and vegetable stew vegetable stew that is loved all that is loved all over the world.over the world.

LorraineLorraine

Quiche Lorraine Quiche Lorraine is another French is another French recipe popular recipe popular outside France outside France and named after and named after the Lorraine the Lorraine region in Eastern region in Eastern France.France.

Other RegionsOther Regions

Brittany and Normandy specialize Brittany and Normandy specialize in dishes made from shellfish such in dishes made from shellfish such as prawns and mussels.as prawns and mussels.

Other RegionsOther Regions

In Calvados, tripe is used In Calvados, tripe is used (the stomach of an ox)!!!(the stomach of an ox)!!!

A Provence speciality is A Provence speciality is “Pieds de Moutons” (sheeps “Pieds de Moutons” (sheeps feet) and what about frogs feet) and what about frogs legs and snails?!legs and snails?!

Other CountriesOther Countriesor Placesor Places

QuebecQuebec has a has a nice variety of nice variety of excellent excellent typical dishes, typical dishes, but the “fast but the “fast food” one is food” one is certainly the certainly the “Poutine”“Poutine”

Other CountriesOther Countriesor Placesor Places

MarocMaroc is well is well known for their known for their Couscous and Couscous and Tagine, but Tagine, but they also have they also have so much more!so much more!

Now, let’s focus on your Now, let’s focus on your French Food Vocabulary!French Food Vocabulary!

You will see a word in You will see a word in French.French.

REPEAT as you hear the REPEAT as you hear the wordword

Then, an image will Then, an image will show, so you know show, so you know what is the food.what is the food.

Je voudraisJe voudrais

I would I would likelike

les fruitsles fruits

fruitsfruits

une une framboiseframboise

rasberryrasberry

une pommeune pomme

an applean apple

cannebergecanneberge

cranberrycranberry

un apricotun apricot

apricotapricot

les légumesles légumes

vegetablesvegetables

champignonschampignons

mushroomushroomsms

poispois

peaspeas

une tomateune tomate

tomatotomato

un un concombreconcombre

cucumbercucumber

une carotteune carotte

carrotcarrot

les protéinesles protéines

proteinproteinss

une omeletteune omelette

omeletomelet

pouletpoulet

chickenchicken

boeuf grilléboeuf grillé

grilled grilled beefbeef

fromage briefromage brie

brie brie cheesecheese

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