French cooking is well known all over the world because of the delicious, varied and elegant meals and fashionable ways of preparing food. From coq au vin to crème brûlée French food is an example of a culture that puts great stock in cooking. The preparation of French dishes is as basic as it can be while using the best quality of the ingredients to prepare the meals. Any lover of good food should therefore consider going on a culinary tour in France as a way of sampling the original meal.

From the soft and buttery feel of the brie to the almost putrid smell and taste of Roquefort to the deep rich colours of burgundy wines to the clean fresh taste of chardonnay wines there is something for everyone. However, French cuisine is much deeper than the wine and cheese that everyone enjoys round the globe. If you wish to taste a cup of coffee in the French café or to taste the meals in a starr’d restaurant, the trip to France and its cuisine will hardly remain inappreciable. For these culinary delights all that one requires is a France Visa to sample these delights on first hand.

Here are the 10 traditional French foods you must try in France

1.Soupe à l’oignon

Soupe à l’oignon is a French soup made from beef stock and served with bread and cheese. It was invented even in the Roman period but the dish that was prepared in the 18th century. The soup is made from onions which are first caramelised and brandy or sherry can be added during a long and slow cooking.  If you are more adventurous there is also soupe de poisson à la rouille – fish soup from Marseilles, served with garlic and saffron mayonnaise.

2. Coq au Vin

Coq au Vin is the dish that became famous after Julia Child, chicken cooked in wine with mushrooms, onions, garlic and lardons (pork or bacon). The name of the dish translates as ‘rooster in wine’ but it contains chicken or capon not an expensive and tender bird, a rooster. Coq au Vin is one of the examples of the possibility of French cuisine and is a bright example that slow browning is an effective way of getting tasty dishes.

3. Cassoulet

Cassoulet is a French slow cooked beans and meat dish, that can include white beans and pork, duck, sausages or even lamb. This is a solid food which is called cassole after the cooking utensil; this food was created in the south of France, in Toulouse, Carcassonne and Castelnaudary.

4. Bœuf Bourguignon

A sort of beef casserole in red wine, Bœuf Bourguignon is, indeed, one of the most famous French dishes. Originally, it was a method for soaking two days marinated cheap cuts of beef, not only to tenderize it but also to make it more flavourful, which, consequently, is a part of French provincial cuisine. This is why, therefore, every August, Burgundy honours its culinary traditions with the Fête du Charolais, during which Bœuf Bourguignon is the meal of the day.

5. Chocolate Soufflé

Chocolate soufflé is a very much liked dessert that looks like a cake on the outside and which has a liquid inside.The outer surface of the chocolate soufflé is tough, while the inside is tender and therefore it is quite enjoyable to consume the desert. But the most popular is sweet one with chocolate, however cheese soufflé also looks quite yummy and provide rather nontrivial variation to this dessert.

6. Flamiche

Flamiche is the Flemish word for cake and it is a dish prepared from puff pastry which is a French delicacy that originated close to Belgium. It is a little like a quiche but can have leeks and cream or other vegetables and/or cheese. There is also a pizza-like version with no top crust, which makes it yet even more of a light meal. Flamiche is a representation of French and Belgium cuisine and is very popular because it is very simple to prepare and is present in almost every restaurant. 

7. Confit de Canard

Confit de Canard is a dish of duck meat. Other than making the foods tastier, this is healthier than frying and is the best method of preparing foods.

8. Salade Niçoise

And lettuce to the boiled eggs, tuna, anchovies.  And olives to make the salad more appealing and yummier.  Because that is in fact lighter dish with perfect combination of how it feels.  And how it tastes. 

9. Ratatouille

The method of preparation of the dish includes frying the vegetables.  Such as the zucchini eggplant.  And the bell peppers and then arranging them in a baking dish and baking them until they are tender. The French cook’s debate. And then combined, but in any event, ratatouille is always delicious and filling. 

10. Tarte Tatin

Today, one of the favourite desserts in France, Tarte Tatin, was, surprisingly, an accidental discovery in the year 1898. In fact, the upside-down tart of the Hôtel Tatin was an accident of Stephanie Tatin. Specifically, having cooked apples in sugar and butter, she then put a pastry base on top of the caramelised fruit and, consequently, served the tart upside down. As a result, this has become a gastronomic mistake of the first order. Moreover, it is now a standard dessert that people appreciate for its lack of sophistication and density.

Conclusion:

French food has a significant portion of dishes that are conventional.  And ceremonial in France and dishes of regional cuisines with taste and sentiment for food. Here below are some French food recipes: Cassoulet, Bœuf Bourguignon, Coq au Vin, Confit de Canard. And many more tasty and simple foods to the most exquisite and traditional foods. Other desserts such as Chocolate Soufflé.   Well-cooked meals that have already made their mark on the World map of culinary. From the Soupe à l’oignon to the Salade Niçoise. 

If you simply take a bite from these meals.  You will know the real French food and how peasant food became French gourmet food in France.. But to really capture the essence of France.  One has to taste such foods because they are the pleasures of French culture.  And the pleasure of good food goes on forever. To start this scrumptious affair, the first process of attaining the France Visa is the key to tasting everything described above first hand.