French Cuisine
The standard for all other cuisines … Auguste Escoffier Julia Child Catherine de Medici 1500s
Foundations of French Cooking Sauces – Hollandaise, Béchamel, Veloute, demi glaze
French Seasonings
Appetizers and Soups
Frog legsPoultry Roast Lamb Seafood
Vegetables and Salads Salade Nicoise
Breads and Baked Goods
Regional Nature of French Cuisine Normandy Brittany Aquitaine Languedoc- Roussillon Provence Burgundy Rhone-Alpes Alsace Lorraine
French Meals Le petit dejeuner Breakfast- usually a light meal with bread and café au lait
Le dejeuner the midday meal- typically the main meal of the day