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My two experiences were enough to give me a first idea of what the english cuisine/customs are: most of the English (I did not say everybody) do not cook at home (whereas when I went in Spain/China/Italia, in comparision people are always cooking at least some elaborated cuisine), and few "true" English restaurants exist in London but we really tried to find some (we tried the English breakfast, some baked beans and fried eggs, and Fish&Chips and so what? Nothing incredible, and it does exist everywhere and is actually really easy to elaborate). The English cuisine is not really popular worlwide, because it does not offer that much culinary variety.
And as this thread is about Cuisine, if you want to know some famous French dishes or culinary specialities, instead of those snails and frogs you are afraid of and that you are always talking about, you could try:
- Southwestern French cuisine, where I come from (Basque country), example of dishes: Duck confit, foie gras, cassoulet, several goat's cheese (Ossau Iraty), many gascon and pyrenean dishes with mushrooms and farmer/mountain recipes, charcuteries, basque seafoods and traditionnal dishes (marmitako, axoa, chuleta, Espelette hot peppers, fish/meat a la plancha, Bayonne's ham and renowned chocolate) , and many drinks: Famous Bordeaux wine, Armagnac, Cognac, Basque ciders.
- Northwestern French cuisine: most represented by Britanny: Kig ha farz, Breton crêpes or galettes au beurre (most of Breton cuisine is seafood or dishes cooked with flour and cereals), Kouign Amann, Camembert of Normandy, drinks: Pineau of Charentes, Calvados liquor, PBreton/Normandian ciders.
- Southeastern cuisine: most represented by Provence's culture, most of all seafood: Bouillabaisse, brandade de morue, Corsican dishes (Brocciu, Pulenda and Figatellu, boar elaborated dishes and charcuterie), drinks: Pastis/Ricard liquor.
- Northeastern cuisine: Carbonnade (beef stew braised in beer), Choucroute, pain d'épice desserts (gingerbread), drinks: Alsatian renowned beers ( Fischer, Karlsbräu, Kronenbourg, and Heineken), Alsatian wine, champagne.
- Alpine and central France: Escargots de Bourgogne! (those are snails), Coq au vin (cock with wine), Boeuf Bourguignon (beef), hundred of cheese and recipe wit cheese (roquefort, tartiflette, fondue).
And please, do not talk again about "French" fries, this is not French cuisine...
Edited 4/4/2015 08:57:40
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