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1 French Cuisine

2 cuisine a style or quality of cooking;
French cuisine:-French cuisine consists of the cooking traditions and practices from France. A style of cooking delivered from france. Cheese and wine are a major part of the cuisine.

3 ingredients French regional cuisines use locally grown vegetables, such as  pomme de terre (potato),  blé (wheat),  haricots verts (a type of French green bean),  carotte (carrot),   (leek),  navet (turnip),  aubergine (eggplant),  courgette (zucchini), and  échalotte (shallot).

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6 Harricot verts

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10 navet

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12 zucchini

13 shallot

14 French regional cuisines use locally grown fungi, such as
 truffe (truffle),  champignon de Paris (button mushroom),  chanterelle ou girolle (chanterelle),  pleurote (en huître) (oyster mushrooms), and cèpes (porcini).

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17 champignon de Paris

18 chanterelle ou girolle

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25 Common fruits include oranges, tomatoes, tangerines, peaches, apricots, apples, pears, plums, cherries, strawberries, raspberries, redcurrants, blackberries, grapes, grapefruit, and blackcurrants.

26 Varieties of meat consumed include 
poulet (chicken),  pigeon (squab),  canard (duck),  oie (goose, the source of foie gras),  bœuf (beef),  veau (veal),  porc (pork),  agneau (lamb),  mouton (mutton),  caille (quail),  grenouille (frog), and escargot (snails). Commonly consumed fish and seafood include cod, canned sardines, fresh sardines, canned tuna, fresh tuna, salmon, trout, mussels, herring, oysters, shrimp and calamari.

27 Eggs are fine quality and often eaten as: omelettes, hard-boiled with mayonnaise, scrambled plain, scrambled haute cuisine preparation, œuf à la coque. Herbs and seasonings vary by region, and include fleur de sel, herbes de Provence, tarragon, rosemary, marjoram, lavender, thyme, fennel, and sage.

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31 Tarragon Tarragon, also known as estragon, is a species of perennial herb in the sunflower family. It is widespread in the wild across much of Eurasia and North America, and is cultivated for culinary and medicinal purposes.

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35 rosemary Rosmarinus officinalis, commonly known as rosemary, is a woody, perennial herb with fragrant, evergreen, needle-like leaves and white, pink, purple, or blue flowers, native to the Mediterranean region.

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40 Marjoram Marjoram is a somewhat cold-sensitive perennial herb or undershrub with sweet pine and citrus flavors.

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42  lavender Mint family

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46 Fresh fruit and vegetables, as well as fish and meat, can be purchased either from supermarkets or specialty shops. Street markets are held on certain days in most localities; some towns have a more permanent covered market enclosing food shops, especially meat and fish retailers. These have better shelter than the periodic street markets.

47 Thyme Thyme is an evergreen herb with culinary, medicinal, and ornamental uses. The most common variety is Thymus vulgaris. Thyme is of the genus Thymus of the mint family, and a relative of the oregano genus Origanum.

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