List of French dishes

List of French Dishes is a comprehensive compilation of the various types of cuisine originating from France. French cuisine is renowned worldwide for its quality and diversity. This list includes dishes that are either traditional to France or have been developed within the country.

Appetizers

Escargot - A dish of cooked land snails, usually served as an appetizer in France and in French restaurants.

Foie Gras - A specialty food product made of the liver of a duck or goose that has been specially fattened.

Main Courses

Coq au Vin - A French dish of chicken braised with wine, lardons, mushrooms, and optionally garlic.

Ratatouille - A French Provençal stewed vegetable dish, originating in Nice, and sometimes referred to as ratatouille niçoise.

Bouillabaisse - A traditional Provençal fish stew originating from the port city of Marseille.

Quiche Lorraine - A kind of pie with a savory filling consisting of eggs, milk or cream, and cheese, meat, seafood or vegetables.

Desserts

Crème Brûlée - A dessert consisting of a rich custard base topped with a texturally contrasting layer of hardened caramelized sugar.

Tarte Tatin - An upside-down pastry in which the fruit (usually apples) are caramelized in butter and sugar before the tart is baked.

Macaron - A sweet meringue-based confection made with egg white, icing sugar, granulated sugar, almond meal, and food coloring.

Cheeses

Camembert - A moist, soft, creamy, surface-ripened cow's milk cheese.

Roquefort - A sheep milk cheese from the south of France, and together with Bleu d'Auvergne, Stilton, and Gorgonzola is one of the world's best known blue cheeses.

Brie - A soft cow's-milk cheese named after Brie, the French region from which it originated.

See Also

• French Cuisine
• History of French Cuisine
• French Wine

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List of French dishes

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