France

French people are taught to appreciate fine foods from a young age and take great pride in their nation’s culinary reputation.

To start off, the French breakfast is not a big meal at all. ; the typical French breakfast includes only coffee or tea and sometimes orange jus with a couple of croissants, brioches or toasted slices of bread with butter, jam or honey.

Meal

Breakfast:

MealLunch: Lunch is the biggest and most important meal in France and

the meal where the largest amount of food is consummated, thus, the need for a smaller breakfast and smaller dinner.A regular lunch usually includes an appetizer , a main course

ending with cheese or dessert. The meal will in most cases be accompanied by wine or water or both.In some more rare cases beer may be preferred. French people usually do not drink sodas or juices during a meal. Soda is not popular in France. Coffee is often served at the end of the meal, with or after dessert.

Dinner:

Meal

The common every day dinner will usually not include any appetizer or desert and the main course will also be much lighter. It could include a main course of with simple artichoke vinaigrette, a croque-monsieur, omelette, a slice of pizza, often home-made, and a salad. A light dinner may or may not be followed by cheese with bread or fruits or light desert.The most popular dinner time for French dinner is usually between 7:00 PM and 8:00 PM.

Famouse for…

Ask anyone what France is most famous for

and fine wines will most likely be top of the

list . Among the best known French wine

regions are Champagne, Bordeaux, Burgundy

and the Loire Valley.

Wines:

And just like wines, every region has its own speciality cheeses. From soft cheeses such as Brie, to goat’s cheeses, blue cheeses and cheeses made from cow’s milk, there are well over 350 cheeses in France.

Cheeses:

Traditional dishes of France

Tarte tatin:

They say this apple pie was made by mistake in 1898 by Stephanie Tartin. She was trying to

make a traditional apple pie. Fortunately, she accidentally left the apples in sugar and butter

for far too long in the pan. In a hurry, trying to rescue the desert, she put the pastry base on

top of the burning fruits and then placed the pan in the oven. The desert finished baking and

the result – well, try it and you won’t regret it!

Presentation prepared by: French Croissants