The foods of France
French cuisine has been declared a “world intangible heritage” by UNESCO.Whether it's a simple baguette, croissant or a classic dish like steak frites (steak and fries) or Moules Marinières, a French dish from Normandy and many other regional specialties, French food always has a gourmet feel to it.The French have always been proud of their sophisticated way of cooking.
Fertile soil provides fresh fruits, vegetables, herbs, grains, and meat, nearly year-round. The soil is also suitable for growing grapes, which are used for making some of the finest wines in the world.
Food and alcohol play important roles in French society the way a person eats often reflects their French heritage, region of birth, social status, and health.
Welcome to the cuisine of France and its Epicurien style.
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Appetizer recipes
Apple blue cheese and hazelnut salad on endive leaves Artichoke pâté Artichokes vinaigrette Asparagus and tomato salad with feta Asparagus en croûte Asparagus with truffle broth Carrot soufflé Cheese beignets Cheese croquettes Crispy salmon nuggets in kataifi crust Goat cheese gratin Ham aspic with egg salad and avocado Marinated goat cheese crostini Mussel and scallop soup Mussel soup Poached eggs florentine Potato pancakes with smoked salmon and creme fraiche Savory lollipops for cocktail Smoked salmon mousse Smoked salmon roll Smoked salmon roulades Smoked salmon with basil-dressed baby greens Steamed mussels in white wine Vegetable ragout with parmesan and balsamic vinegarMain recipes
Asparagus and tomato salad with feta Asparagus cheese soufflé Asparagus en croûte Asparagus hollandaise with ham Asparagus quiche with hash-brown crust Asparagus with morels and tarragon Baked salmon in the swimming position Beef bourguignon Belgian endive ham and cheese au gratin Blue cheese and walnut soufflés Braised beef short ribs Braised onions Breakfast croissants with scrambled eggs Brochettes of lamb Buckwheat Crêpes - galettes de sarrasin Caramelized spring onion and gruyère tart Carrot soufflé Carrot timbales Cauliflower au gratin Cauliflower soup Dubarry Celery chestnut and apple soup Cheese jalapeño soufflé Cheese soufflé Chicken baked with morels artichokes and peas Chicken breasts piccata Chicken breasts with wine and mustard Chicken burgundy Chicken croquettes Chicken florentine Chicken fricassée Chicken galantine Chicken pot au feu with carrots potatoes and leeks Chicken provencale Chicken salad Chicken sauté vinaigre Cod with vegetables and aioli sauce Coulibiac of salmon Croissants Croque Monsieur sandwich Croquettes of salmon with lemon-chive sauce Curried chicken breasts Daniel boulud short ribs braised in red wine with celery duo Duchess potatoes Duck breasts with cherry-port sauce Eggs benedict Endives meuniere Fillet of salmon with sorrel sauce Fillets of salmon in potato crust Fillets of sole dieppoise French onion soup French toast Fried salmon steaks with white wine sauce Gnocchi parisienne Goat cheese soufflés in phyllo cups Gruyere and parsley omelets Ham and spinach souffle Herb roasted leg of lamb Hokkaido brioche Individual beef wellington Jellied beef Lamb stew Leg of lamb in red wine sauce Magical leek soup Mousse of smoked salmon Mushroom bourguignon with polenta Mussel and cauliflower velouté Mussel soup trois gros Mussels mariniere Navarin of lamb with vegetables Niçoise salad Orecchiette with shiitake mushroom sauce Oysters and caviar Pan-seared cod fillets in white wine and tamato basil sauce Perfect hard-boiled eggs Poached eggs florentine Pogne de romans Potage parisien Potato galette with wild mushrooms Provencale braised beef casserole Quick pork cassoulet Rack of lamb with mushroom crust Roast leg of baby lamb beaumanière Roast tenderloin with mushroom onion and red wine sauce Roast tenderloin with red wine shallot sauce Roasted rack of lamb provencale with ratatouille Salmon and spinach strudel Salmon wellington with arugula hollandaise Salmon with lentils Sautéed beef médaillons with artichokes and tomatoes Sautéed chicken breast with whole grain mustard and sage Scrambled egg feuillete Scrambled eggs Scrambled eggs with caviar Smoked salmon crêpes au gratin Smoked salmon eggs benedict Smoked salmon napoleons Smoked salmon soufflé Sole meuniere Split pea soup Steaks au poivre Stuffed salmon fillet Talmouses Tartar of asparagus avocado and tomato Tofu bolognese Tomato confit and marinated tomatoes served on a crispy tart Tourte au camembert - Potato Cabbage and Camembert casserole Turkey croquettesSide dishes recipes
Allumette potatoes Almondine potatoes Asparagus and tomato salad with feta Asparagus sauce Asparagus with morels and tarragon Berny potatoes Celery root and fennel slaw with green apple and manchego Creamy cauliflower purée Creamy mashed potatoes Crispy leeks Croquette potatoes Gratin dauphinois Green herb sauce for dipping asparagus Leeks au gratin Potato anna Potato macaire Potatoes dauphine Potatoes fondantes Savoyarde potatoes Smoked salmon salad Tomatoes provencaleDessert recipes
Almond génoise Almond strawberry cake Apple au gratin with apricot Apple Beignets bretons Apple charlotte Apple crêpes Apple mousse grand marnier Apple pie cragwood Apple tart alsacienne Apricot and plum tart Apricot frangipane tart Apricot sorbet Apricot soufflé Apricot tart Armagnac ice cream Baba au rum Banana soufflé Basic crepes Be mine Valentine meringues kisses Blueberry crême brûlée Caramel custard Caramelized apricot tart Caramelized figs with fudge sauce Champagne sorbet Chocolate and raspberry fontaines Chocolate bavarian cream pie Chocolate bavaroise Chocolate cake nancy Chocolate genoise Chocolate marquise with orange sauce Chocolate mousse Chocolate pâté Chocolate pie with raspberries Chocolate sauce Chocolate soufflé Chocolate-raspberry soufflé Choux pastry swans Clafoutis with cherries Coeur a la creme Coffee bavarian cream Cream puffs Crême brulée with cherries Crêpes suzette Delice au chocolat Easter bunny cake Floating island Fondants au chocolat French apple tart Frozen individual strawberry soufflés Genoise cake with grand marnier berries and mascarpone whipped cream Grand marnier orange mousse Grand marnier soufflé Gum paste - pastillage Lemon sorbet Lemon soufflé glacé Lemon souffles with macademia nut sauce Light chocolate soufflés Light raspberry mousse Mango soufflé Meringue roulade with praline whipped cream Meringues with ginger ice cream and chocolate sauce Oeufs a la neige Orange cake 1 Orange charlotte russe Orange mousse Orange mousse cake with grand marnier Orange mousse meringues Orange parfait Orange sherbet bombe Palmiers Peach melba Peaches in sauternes Pear and almond cream tart Pear frangipane tart Pear tart tatin Pears vigneronne Plum frangipane tart Poached peaches with a strawberry and sparkling clairette sauce Poached pears in red wine Profiteroles Prune ice cream with armagnac Prunes poached in red wine Pudding diplomate Raspberry bavarian cream Raspberry champagne Raspberry mousse raspberry mousse with apricot sauce Raspberry soufflé with sauce sabayon Rhubarb tart with orange-ginger glaze Rhubarb-strawberry-banana sorbet Rich vanilla ice cream Rose macarons Saint-honoré Salted butter caramel Souffléed crêpes with cointreau Sponge cake pancakes Strawberry napoleons with caramel sauce Tarte tatin The chocolate cake Trianon or Gâteau Royal Warm chocolate torte White chocolate and raspberry tart Yogurt orange cake
Allumette potatoes
Almond génoise
Almond pie crust
Almond strawberry cake
Almond tartlets
Almond tuiles
Almondine potatoes
Anchovy mayonnaise sauce
Andalouse sauce
Annelise lemon cookies
Apple au gratin with apricot
Apple Beignets bretons
Apple blue cheese and hazelnut salad on endive leaves
Apple charlotte
Apple crêpes
Apple mousse grand marnier
Apple pie cragwood
Apple tart alsacienne
Apricot and plum tart
Apricot frangipane tart
Apricot preserves
Apricot sorbet
Apricot soufflé
Apricot tart
Armagnac ice cream
Artichoke pâté
Artichokes vinaigrette
Asparagus and tomato salad with feta
Asparagus cheese soufflé
Asparagus en croûte
Asparagus hollandaise with ham
Asparagus quiche with hash-brown crust
Asparagus sauce
Asparagus with morels and tarragon
Asparagus with truffle broth
Baba au rum
Baked salmon in the swimming position
Banana soufflé
Basic aioli-garlic sauce
Basic crepes
Be mine Valentine meringues kisses
Béarnaise sauce
Bechamel sauce
Beef bourguignon
Belgian endive ham and cheese au gratin
Berny potatoes
Best homemade dinner rolls
Bili-bi soup
Blue cheese and walnut soufflés
Blueberry crême brûlée
Braised beef short ribs
Braised onions
Breakfast croissants with scrambled eggs
Brioches
Brochettes of lamb
Brown sauce
Buckwheat Crêpes - galettes de sarrasin
Caramel custard
Caramelized apricot tart
Caramelized figs with fudge sauce
Caramelized spring onion and gruyère tart
Carrot soufflé
Carrot timbales
Cauliflower au gratin
Cauliflower soup Dubarry
Celery chestnut and apple soup
Celery root and fennel slaw with green apple and manchego
Champagne sorbet
Chantilly mayonnaise
Cheese beignets
Cheese croquettes
Cheese jalapeño soufflé
Cheese soufflé
Chicken baked with morels artichokes and peas
Chicken breasts piccata
Chicken breasts with wine and mustard
Chicken burgundy
Chicken croquettes
Chicken florentine
Chicken fricassée
Chicken galantine
Chicken pot au feu with carrots potatoes and leeks
Chicken provencale
Chicken salad
Chicken sauté vinaigre
Chocolate and raspberry fontaines
Chocolate bavarian cream pie
Chocolate bavaroise
Chocolate cake nancy
Chocolate genoise
Chocolate macarons
Chocolate marquise with orange sauce
Chocolate mousse
Chocolate mousse filling
Chocolate pâté
Chocolate pie with raspberries
Chocolate sauce
Chocolate soufflé
Chocolate truffles
Chocolate-raspberry soufflé
Choux pastry - pâte á choux - cream puff dough - cream puff pastry
Choux pastry swans
Clafoutis with cherries
Cocktail sauce
Cod with vegetables and aioli sauce
Coeur a la creme
Coffee bavarian cream
Cold salmon mousse
Coulibiac of salmon
Court bouillon
Cream puffs
Creamy cauliflower purée
Creamy mashed potatoes
Crême brulée with cherries
Crêpes
Crêpes suzette
Crispy leeks
Crispy salmon nuggets in kataifi crust
Croissants
Croque Monsieur sandwich
Croquette potatoes
Croquettes of salmon with lemon-chive sauce
Curried chicken breasts
Daniel boulud short ribs braised in red wine with celery duo
Delice au chocolat
Duchess potatoes
Duck breasts with cherry-port sauce
Easter bunny cake
Eggs benedict
Endives meuniere
Fillet of salmon with sorrel sauce
Fillets of salmon in potato crust
Fillets of sole dieppoise
Financiers
Fish stock
Fish velouté sauce
Flaky pie crust
Floating island
Fondants au chocolat
Fougasse bread
French 65 cocktail
French 75 cocktail
French apple tart
French garlic sausages
French onion soup
French toast
Fried salmon steaks with white wine sauce
Frozen individual strawberry soufflés
Galette des rois frangipane
Ganache
Genoise cake with grand marnier berries and mascarpone whipped cream
Gnocchi parisienne
Goat cheese gratin
Goat cheese soufflés in phyllo cups
Grand marnier orange mousse
Grand marnier soufflé
Gratin dauphinois
Green goddess mayonnaise
Green herb sauce for dipping asparagus
Gruyere and parsley omelets
Gum paste - pastillage
Ham and spinach souffle
Ham aspic with egg salad and avocado
Herb roasted leg of lamb
Hokkaido brioche
Hollandaise sauce
Individual beef wellington
Jellied beef
Lady fingers
Lamb stew
Lamb stock
Leeks au gratin
Leg of lamb in red wine sauce
Lemon lavender cookies
Lemon sorbet
Lemon soufflé glacé
Lemon souffles with macademia nut sauce
Light chocolate soufflés
Light raspberry mousse
Madeleines
Magical leek soup
Mango soufflé
Marinated goat cheese crostini
Mayonnaise sauce
Meringue roulade with praline whipped cream
Meringues
Meringues with ginger ice cream and chocolate sauce
Mini sweet tart shells
Mousse of smoked salmon
Mushroom bourguignon with polenta
Mussel and cauliflower velouté
Mussel and scallop soup
Mussel soup
Mussel soup trois gros
Mussels mariniere
Navarin of lamb with vegetables
Niçoise salad
Oeufs a la neige
Orange cake 1
Orange charlotte russe
Orange mousse
Orange mousse cake with grand marnier
Orange mousse meringues
Orange parfait
Orange sherbet bombe
Orecchiette with shiitake mushroom sauce
Oysters and caviar
Palmiers
Pan-seared cod fillets in white wine and tamato basil sauce
Pate sablée
Pâte sucrée
Peach melba
Peaches in sauternes
Pear and almond cream tart
Pear frangipane tart
Pear tart tatin
Pears vigneronne
Peppermint meringues with chocolate filling
Perfect hard-boiled eggs
Plum frangipane tart
Poached eggs florentine
Poached peaches with a strawberry and sparkling clairette sauce
Poached pears in red wine
Pogne de romans
Potage parisien
Potato anna
Potato galette with wild mushrooms
Potato macaire
Potato pancakes with smoked salmon and creme fraiche
Potatoes dauphine
Potatoes fondantes
Profiteroles
Provencale braised beef casserole
Prune ice cream with armagnac
Prunes poached in red wine
Pudding diplomate
Quick pastry crust
Quick pork cassoulet
Rack of lamb with mushroom crust
Raspberry bavarian cream
Raspberry champagne
Raspberry mousse
raspberry mousse with apricot sauce
Raspberry soufflé with sauce sabayon
Red wine sauce
Rhubarb tart with orange-ginger glaze
Rhubarb-strawberry-banana sorbet
Rich vanilla ice cream
Roast leg of baby lamb beaumanière
Roast tenderloin with mushroom onion and red wine sauce
Roast tenderloin with red wine shallot sauce
Roasted rack of lamb provencale with ratatouille
Robert linxe chocolate truffles
Rose macarons
Royal icing
Sables normands
Saffron-infused mussel velouté
Saint-honoré
Salmon and spinach strudel
Salmon wellington with arugula hollandaise
Salmon with lentils
Salted butter caramel
Sauce beurre blanc
Sautéed beef médaillons with artichokes and tomatoes
Sautéed chicken breast with whole grain mustard and sage
Savory lollipops for cocktail
Savoyarde potatoes
Scrambled egg feuillete
Scrambled eggs
Scrambled eggs with caviar
Smoked salmon crêpes au gratin
Smoked salmon eggs benedict
Smoked salmon mousse
Smoked salmon napoleons
Smoked salmon roll
Smoked salmon roulades
Smoked salmon salad
Smoked salmon soufflé
Smoked salmon with basil-dressed baby greens
Snow ball champagne cocktail
Sole meuniere
Souffléed crêpes with cointreau
Split pea soup
Sponge cake pancakes
Steaks au poivre
Steamed mussels in white wine
Strawberry napoleons with caramel sauce
Stuffed salmon fillet
Talmouses
Tartar of asparagus avocado and tomato
Tarte tatin
The chocolate cake
The perfect omelette
Tofu bolognese
Tomato confit and marinated tomatoes served on a crispy tart
Tomato tarte tatin
Tomatoes provencale
Tourte au camembert - Potato Cabbage and Camembert casserole
Traou mad shortbreads
Trianon or Gâteau Royal
Turkey croquettes
Vegetable ragout with parmesan and balsamic vinegar
Vinaigrette for asparagus
Warm chocolate torte
Whipped cream chocolate icing
White butter sauce
White chocolate and raspberry tart
Yogurt orange cake
Cooking in France
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