There French cuisine is one of the most famous in the world. Typical French food Bechamel, mayonnaise, croissants, crêpes, as well as Bern sauce, pastry or vinaigrette have become common dishes even on Italian tables, but which ones? traditional dishes of French cuisine A must-have when traveling to France?
Let’s look at some of them the most popular recipesincluding first courses, main courses and desserts, have been praised and replicated all over the world.
What is a typical French dish?
for a country like France It is impossible to define one typical dish. As in Italy, each region has its own products and characteristics. It is as it is in our country sea and mountainous areasand also in this case each region has a variety of typical dishes from fish to meat to highly valued dishes. cheeses which characterizes some French territories.
What are the first French courses?
Among the typical French first courses we can not mention soupsas one of the strengths of traditional French cuisine onion soup or famous Vichyssoise.
Onion soup
There onion soup this is a typical French dish that is very popular and easy to prepare.
Composition:
- 500 g of white onion
- 80 g of butter
- 500 ml of broth
- 1 tablespoon of flour
- 100 g of cheese
Preparation:
Chop the onions very finely and cook in oil for about half an hour. Add flour, salt and pepper and continue to cook for a few minutes, then add stock and cook for another half hour.
Put the soup in several bowls, sprinkle with grated cheese and put in the oven with a grill to brown the surface. Serve with croutons or toast.
Vichyssoise
There Vichyssoise is a cold cream made from leeks and potatoes. It is very simple to prepare.
Composition:
- Potatoes 400 g
- Leek 450 g
- Fresh liquid cream 200 ml
- Whole milk 250 ml
- White onion 150 g
- Chicken broth 1 l
- Butter 50 g
- White pepper to taste
- 1 pinch of grated nutmeg
- Salt to taste
- Chopped onion 1 tbsp
Preparation:
Onions and leeks are fried in butter and then cooked in broth with potatoes for about half an hour. After cooking, the ingredients should be mixed and then combined with the rest of the ingredients.
The soup should rest in the refrigerator and be enjoyed cold.
Basic French courses
Second meals in France are extremely special and vary from region to region, but among them are two that you must try on a trip to the Alps. Bouillabaisse soup and traditional ones escargot with butter.
bouillabaisse
There bouillabaisse It is a French baked fish soup typical of Provence. The main ingredients are various types of fish such as redfish, mullet, pollock and gurnard, and invertebrates such as urchins, mussels and crabs, along with tomatoes and spices.
Its proper name is derived from the Occitan language and consists of the verbs to boil and to reduce, indicating the technical characteristic of boiling the stock, adding fish, and continuing to cook the soup by reducing the heat.
Butter escargot
It should be considered both between main dishes and between French snacks escargot, snails are among the typical French dishes. For example, there are several versions from all regions escargots de bourgogne, escargots à la bordelaise or escargot à la provençale. Undoubtedly the most famous escargots de bourgogneusually accompanied by a special butter flavored with parsley.
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Typical Parisian sweets
There is France the sweets capital of the world: Tarte Tatin, Far Breton, Holy Honor, cannelé, croissant, adds, pasta, cream puffs, French pastry and small patisserie are among the most famous in the world. But what are they? The most representative sweets of the French capital?
madeleines
The madeleines It is a typical French dessert especially eaten as an accompaniment to tea. They have a very special shape, which is similar to a plum cake in its hump, but with a thinner tip. They are a very popular dessert, both in the classic version and with chocolate drizzle (also here sweet potato madeleines).
There The original recipe of madeleines it is not very easy to follow, especially to get the perfect hump, but with a little practice, your kitchen will become a real French boulevard.
Pain Au Chocolat
The Pain Au Chocolat makes brioche a typical French pastry, with a chocolate heart inside. To make it, you need to know a shortcrust pastry recipe or, alternatively, have ready-made roll dough. This is cut into strips, topped with a piece of dark chocolate and rolled to form a saccottino.
The folds of the saccottino should be sealed with cold butter and brushed with a mixture of milk and egg before baking the dough. The chocolate will melt in the oven, and after baking, the flavored chocolate will be truly unforgettable.