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F1 - French Foods
French 1 - Classic French Foods
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| un croissant | a crescent shaped pastry |
| un pain au chocolat | a croissant-like pastry filled with chocolate |
| un éclair | a long thin tube of puff pastry filled with cream |
| une tarte | a pie or tart |
| le foie gras | duck or goose liver paste |
| les escargots | snails with butter and herbs |
| une galette | a thin pancake made from buckwheat |
| une crêpe | a thin pancake, can be sweet or savory |
| une quiche | an omlette in a pie crust |
| une quiche lorraine | a ham and cheese quiche |
| le fondue | melted cheese or chocolate for dipping things in |
| le gratin dauphinois | thinly sliced potatoes baked with cream and cheese |
| la tartiflette | potatoes, onions and bacon backed with wine and reblochon cheese |
| la bouillabaisse | Mediterranean fish stew |
| la ratatouille | vegetable stew |
| le boeuf bourguignon | beef slow cooked in red wine |
| le coq-au-vin | chicken (or rooster) slow cooked in red wine |
| le steak tartare | raw ground beef |
| le soufflé | a light whipped and baked egg dish, can be sweet or savory |
| une baguette | long thin loaf of crispy bread |
| une boule | a round "ball" loaf of bread |
| le fromage | cheese |
| un macaron | a sweet cookie sandwich |
| une tarte tatin | upside down apple pie |
| la flamekuche | a thin crust "pizza" with cream, cheese, caramelized onions and bacon |