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*[[Cuisses de grenouille]]—frog legs | *[[Cuisses de grenouille]]—frog legs | ||
*[[Crêpe]] - French pancakes: crêpe de sarrasin (galette) e.g., with ham and cheese, crêpes de froment, crêpe Suzette | *[[Crêpe]] - French pancakes: crêpe de sarrasin (galette) e.g., with ham and cheese, crêpes de froment, crêpe Suzette | ||
*[[ | *[[Escargots de Bourgogne]] - snails in Burgundy | ||
*[[Foie gras]]—the liver of a goose or duck that has been specially reared and fed a carefully controlled diet using [[gavage]] (force feeding). It is prepared and eaten whole, and is far more expensive than [[Pâté de foie gras|pâté de foie gras]], with which it is frequently confused. | *[[Foie gras]]—the liver of a goose or duck that has been specially reared and fed a carefully controlled diet using [[gavage]] (force feeding). It is prepared and eaten whole, and is far more expensive than [[Pâté de foie gras|pâté de foie gras]], with which it is frequently confused. | ||
*[[French fries]]—probably originated in Belgium, but are generally considered by most people today to have been invented in France, where they were certainly popularized during the 19th century | *[[French fries]]—probably originated in Belgium, but are generally considered by most people today to have been invented in France, where they were certainly popularized during the 19th century | ||
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*[[Tarte à l'oignon]] | *[[Tarte à l'oignon]] | ||
*[[Tarte flambée]]—a pizza-like specialty of Alsace | *[[Tarte flambée]]—a pizza-like specialty of Alsace | ||
*[[ | *[[Tarte Tatin]] - an apple tart | ||
*[[Tartiflette]] | *[[Tartiflette]] | ||
*[[Veal]]—meat from very young calves. | *[[Veal]]—meat from very young calves. | ||
Revision as of 19:05, 17 December 2009
Under construction: this will be a list of well-known dishes in French cuisine, in alphabetical order.
- Andouille, andouillette—sausages
- Baeckeoffe—hot-pot with potatoes, meat and legumes
- Bearnaise sauce
- Beef bourguignon (boeuf bourguignon or boeuf à la bourguignonne)—a rich, slowly simmered stew of browned beef cubes in red wine and aromatics, garnished with onions, mushrooms, and pork lardons
- Blanquette de veau — veal stew in a rich white sauce
- Boudin - sausage (blood pudding)
- Bouillabaisse - fish soup (hot-pot)
- Camembert
- Cassoulet - hot-pot with meat, sausage, and white beans
- Charcuterie
- Chateaubriand—a large piece of filet of beef
- Choucroute, choucroute alsacienne - sauerkraut with sausage and meat; choucroute royale - made with champagne
- Confit—preserved meat, generally goose, duck, or pork
- Confit of duck—preserved duck, a speciality of Southwestern France
- Coq au vin - chicken (cock) prepared in wine
- Cuisses de grenouille—frog legs
- Crêpe - French pancakes: crêpe de sarrasin (galette) e.g., with ham and cheese, crêpes de froment, crêpe Suzette
- Escargots de Bourgogne - snails in Burgundy
- Foie gras—the liver of a goose or duck that has been specially reared and fed a carefully controlled diet using gavage (force feeding). It is prepared and eaten whole, and is far more expensive than pâté de foie gras, with which it is frequently confused.
- French fries—probably originated in Belgium, but are generally considered by most people today to have been invented in France, where they were certainly popularized during the 19th century
- French onion soup (soupe à l'oignon or soupe à l'oignon gratinée)—old-fashioned onion soup poured over dried bread; frequently covered with a thick layer of gratinéed cheese
- Gratin dauphinois - a preparation of potatoes
- Hollandaise sauce
- Lyonnaise potatoes—a simple dish of fried potatoes and onions
- Mayonnaise
- Melon au jambon de Bayonne—melon with cold Bayonne ham
- Mousse au chocolat
- Pâté de foie gras—a pâté (paste) made from ground or puréed foie gras; it is cheaper and less desirable than the whole foie gras.
- Quiche lorraine
- Ratatouille
- Roquefort - blue cheese
- Tarte à l'oignon
- Tarte flambée—a pizza-like specialty of Alsace
- Tarte Tatin - an apple tart
- Tartiflette
- Veal—meat from very young calves.