French Foods

French foods France is very well known for their foods. They have many different foods such as snails, many cheeses and frog legs. They are also very fond of their wine, children are allowed to drink a bit of wine with water.

Eating at Home Family meals are very important, in

the past French families have always eaten together having big meals but now thing are starting to change. Families are at work late so often don’t have any time to eat with the family or even cook.

Cheese

France is very famous for its cheese, in fact France produces enough types of cheese that you could eat a different one each day of the year. In Livarot , Normandy they even hold a cheese festival.

Truffles

Truffles are a rare and expensive type of underground mushroom, which are about the size of golf balls. They are highly prized for their flavour. Truffles are sniffed out by pigs on leads, then are sold for very high prices at the market.

Frogs legs Have you ever eaten frogs legs? Well in France they are a great delicacy. They are told to taste surprisingly like chicken and are told to be very delicious.

SnailsAnother word for snails is escargot A lot of snails are stuffed with parsley and butter and then they are ready to cook. There are also snail races held in France! After the escargot have passed a fasting period for 5 or 6 days in wooden boxes they are washed in running water. Next they are put in a big container with a hand full of flour. The snails will produce a lot of foam in what is called disgorging themselves, they are then cooked and served as a starter/ main course.

Breakfast- Generally a croissant or fruit, but some French do have toast They will generally have juice or coffee Lunch- Lunch really varies, but they do eat a lot of fruit A baguette is common Any drink Dinner- A very big meal Will always have meat and vegetable, all served at the same time The French spend a lot of time on sauces, so its okay to clean these up with bread Any drink

A French person daily diet