What kind of foods do they eat in France?

Question

I have heard of one dish, and that's croque monsieur. I really don't know of any other specialty foods they eat over there, but I'm really interested to find out!

I have heard of one dish, and that's croque monsieur. I really don't know of any other specialty foods they eat over there, but I'm really interested to find out!

*Edit: I know what croque monsieur is, I've eaten it before. I didn't specify that, my apologies.

Answer 1

I have lived in the Northern region. Normandy, they love to slather cream on many things that we would never put cream on. It is so incredibly good...I cannot express in words.

Mussels in a light onion garlic broth with a splash of cream. Served in a metal pail with crispy garlic bread for dipping. I tried to share this dish with my friend...we had to order another!

They have a home made favorite called Pot au fue (sp?)
It is basically a pot roast with large beef bones with the marrow in tact. They spoon out the marrow onto garlic toast. WOW is that delicious.

I went to a countryside farm house restaraunt. One of my fellow diners ordered in the literal translation "Head of Veal"
Later, much later. A huge pot was presented to the table with an entire HEAD of a veal!!! It was FLOATing in broth. YIKES... I was pretty freaked out. And then to sit next to the dude eating it, just grossed me out for days... but when in the French countryside do as the ......But I didn't let us down we Mericans. I stayed the course and acted as though I'd seen it a thousand times.

I ate the best salad of my life there. It was called simply translated. Gizzard Salad. OK, I thought I'm game, I want a salad and I like chicken gizzards.
They had chopped the meat into small chunks and lightly breaded and fried it to a crisp. With warm light vinegret salad dressing slightly wilting the varied greens and the crispy meats in contrast....OMG I crave it to this day..I've tried to make it and can't get it just right.

I could go on...but afraid to bore....
French food is the best!!

Answer 2

I've spent most of my time in south France in a pretty coastal town called Antibes. There, they eat a lot of pizza. It is usually cooked in a real fire and is real thing-crust. Usually, it is a personal pizza and it isn't sliced. It's real tasty. Also, they have bruchetta, them's real good. The Duck, which they call Canard, is fantastic. The pastries are good, too, as is the ice-cream. You should definitely try some steamed-muscles. There's a good french beer called 1664. Another one is called Leffe, but it's Belgian, though. Also, you gotta try a French alcoholic beverage called Jet 27......it's totally delicious. By European standards, France is a big country, so there are different foods in different regions. I hope this is helpful.

Salaam.

P.S. You gotta try some Camambert. It's a French cheese. Make sure you let it age for a couple days, before eating, because this brings the flavor out.

Answer 3

The croque monsieur is nothing more than a grilled cheese sandwich. But depending on which meal, foods change. There is the pepper steak, Mont Blanc (dessert), veal, rabbit, etc.

Answer 4

Hello, We eat a little of all. The things like snails, frog legs are exceptional, it's rare to eat that. However the bread is the basis of the dayly meal. A typical usual french meal can be : a little salad with tomato in enter then some red or white meet+rice or vegetable a little piece of cheese a yoghurt or a fruit as dessert. But too, we eat french fries, fast food, pasta,... My own preference is to do a big salad with salad, egg, tomato, mozarella,ham, and eat that.

Answer 5

For breakfast, they usually eat very lightly, having bread with jam and butter. They don't eat eggs, bacon, or any of those things. They don't eat cereal. They have cafe au lait, meaning coffee with milk. This is only had at breakfast.

For lunch they have a large meal, having normal dinner foods. You will have multiple courses, having fruits, vegetables, meat, and cheese. They love cheese, and bread is served at each meal.

For dinner you will have, again, multiple courses of basically the same things you had at lunch.

Croque monsieur is not necessarily a French dish--it's a toasted ham and cheese sandwich, similar to grilled cheese eaten in America.

Snacks consist of fruits, bread, cheese, etc.

Answer 6

French food is the best in the world. This is generally accepted by profesional chefs. Some countries do cetain things better than other countries. If you go to culinary school , you will learn to cook the French way, this is a given. It does not mean I like French people, endorse thier government or politics, etc. it is generally recognized that French food is the finest in the world.

Answer 7

I had a friend who was French and invited us to dinner many, many times. The French eat very fresh foods such as steamed vegetables with or without sauces, salad with a garlic, salt, parsley, and olive oil dressing, fresh sliced fruits, baked chicken with rosemary, salmon, quiche, wonderful breads with real butter. Homemade cakes and mousses for dessert. The key is that they do not eat any prepared foods or convenience foods, and never any fast foods. My friend said that these things are filled with chemicals and toxins. Lots of delicious cheeses high in butter fat. My friend, now deceased, was 83 years old and rode her bike to the grocery store daily to purchase these fresh foods. She searched out organic sources for the fruits, meats, poultry, fish, and vegetables. Was she overweight? No, she was so lean and beautiful that she swam everyday in her high rise pool and wore a bikini and looked fabulous! She lived on the 16th floor of a luxury high rise and when the lights went out she'd take the stairs! Oh, she had a glass of red wine with dinner every night.

Answer 8

French Onion Baked Chicken
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Keys : Main Dishes Chicken Poultry French France European Mediterranean
Ingredients :

2cupthinly sliced onions
1/3cupfat free French dressing
16ozskinned and boned uncooked chicken breasts cut in 4 pieces

Method :

* Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
* Arrange onion evenly in bottom of an 8 X 8 baking dish. Place onion evenly in bottom of of baking dish. Place French dressing in a bowl. Coat chicken pieces in dressing. Arrange chicken evenly over onion. Drizzle any remaining dressing over chicken. Cover and bake for 30 minutes, uncover and bake an additional 10 - 15 minutes. For each serving, place a chicken piece on a plate and evenly spoon onion and sauce over top.

Answer 9

Snails and frog legs are not themost eaten french dishes! They maybe can be sawn as typical food but are unusually served. One of my favoratite dish is 'foie gras' served whit a good white wine as tokaji or if you want a french-one, Sauternes or Monbazillac

Answer 10

It doesn't matter what's on the plate in France. To make it French, you just wave your hands around, curse the Americans for making a better wine, then slap a pound of butter on it and ship it down!