As the creators of what is widely acknowledged to be one of the world's great cuisines, the French were the first to codify their repetoire of dishes into standard recipes. Butter, cream and cheese are used to luscious results in the north of the country. Southern Provencal cuisine works miracles with olive oil, fresh herbs and abundant seafood.
Typical French Dishes
French Recipes
Try these recipes from France.
(French Provençal seafood stew)
(French roast duck with orange sauce)
(French country-style pork terrine)
(French thin pancakes with orange sauce)
(French basic white sauce)
(French chicken in a pot)
(French, Belgian, Dutch mussels in white wine sauce)
(French chicken braised in wine)
(French braised carrots with butter)
(French potatoes baked with cream)
(French Provencal beef braised in red wine)
(French Provençal cod and vegetables with garlic mayonnaise)
(French chocolate custard cups)
(French bacon and egg tart)
(French braised eggplant, tomatoes and basil)
(French Provencal roast chicken with 40 cloves of garlic)
(French peppercorn sauce for raw oysters)
(French winter squash casserole)
(French pears poached in red wine)
(French Provencal chickpea bread)
(French Provençal vegetable and bean soup with basil-garlic sauce)
(French pastry crust for savory tarts and pies)
