French food

                                      French cuisine

France is the country, which is the centre of Europe culture historically, geographically, and culturally. Especially, French food is the most famous food in the world and uses almost every ingredient to make haute cuisine and it made epicures flock to France. French cuisine was codified in the 20th century by Escoffier to become the modern version of haute cuisine. There are a few French cruisine introduced on the list.

                                                             1. Foie gras

 

Foie gras is typical French food, which is one of the three great dishes of the world.

It is a popular and well-known delicacy in French food. Foie gras is a French word-meaning "fat liver". French people tend to enjoy eating the Foie gras, although there is an controversial issue of cruelty to animals because of the force feeding prodcedure used. This is often served in any kind of a world conference summit.

                          2. Chateau briand

 

Chateau briand is a small roast extravagantly cut from the centre of the beef tenderloin. 

 According to Larousse Gastronomigue, it was created by Montmireil and the diplomat who served Napoleon as an ambassador. It was cut from the more falvourful but less tender sirloin and served with a reduced sauce made from shallots with demi-glace, white wine and mixed with tarragon, butter and lemon juice.

3. Escargot

Escargot is a dish of cooked land snails, usually served as a appeitizer in French restaurant due to the small portion. It is the French word for snail, related to Occitan escargot, and Catalian cargol that may derive from a pre-Roman word karakauseli. These two, Foie gras and Escargot, are typical French food and wide-known food in the world.