What French foods are the most traditional?

Question

I have a French project which involves cooking/baking a traditional French food and writing a 2 page paper in French about it. What are some foods (preferably desserts) that have fairly simple ingredients, are easy to make, and have a known origin? (The more information, the better, since the paper has to be 2 pages). Thanks!

Answer 1

THis is an easy one from Alsace i believe, and there is alot to say about that region..

½ cup water

8 apricots, halved and pitted

4 tablespoons kirschwasser

1/3 cup granulated sugar

PREPARATION:

Preheat an oven to 350 degrees. Pour the water into the bottom of a 2-inch deep baking pan, and then arrange the apricots, cut side up, in the pan. Sprinkle the kirschwasser evenly onto the apricots, making sure you get a bit of liqueur into the hollow of each fruit.

Sprinkle the sugar evenly across the prepared apricots, and then bake, uncovered, for 25 minutes. The apricots are done when they start to brown on top, and are cooked through, but still slightly firm.

Makes 4 servings.

Answer 2

steak tar tar

ratatouille

escargot

fondue

croc monsieur

Answer 3

lobster bisque, macaroons, here is a link to one of the most famous bakeries in France, called Laduree...oh man it is DIVINE!!! Like heaven on earth! http://www.laduree.com/

Answer 4

Ill repeat some of the above, spelled correctly

steak tartare (but the word steak is obviously english)

croque monsieur

croque madame (has an egg on it)

pot-au-feu which is like a stew

quiche lorraine

crepes

I believe vichyssoise (might have spelled it wrong) thats a cold soup thats delish

these are "everyday" foods

Answer 5

Trés simple, salade au chévre chaud! pour 2 personnes

1.)  Préparez la salade, differentes  salades mélangées exemple roquette, frisée, laitue,trévise,etc..

2.)  Coupez une échalotte en petits morceaux, ajouter  une cuillère de vinaigre de vin  2 cuillères d'huile d'olive , une petite cuillère de moutarde ajouter des cerneaux de noix ou pignons sel poivre melangez et verser la salade dans cette sauce  .

3) faites toaster du pain  et  le fromage de chèvre sur les  toasts  au four à basse temperature,

4) servir les toasts entourés de salade en plats et décorer d'un cerneau de noix sur le chèvre dans l'assiette

de préférence buche de chevre frais de tourraine

Now, for the fun part:  for writing a 2 page report about a region you could certainly write about the fromage coming from tourraine, OR write about, and of course use Dijon mustard in your recette.  There is a ton of information on their famous mustard.  What a fun project in school.  My Parisian husband wrote the recette above just for you.  Bon appét*t!  He says to enjoy a glass of Loire  Valley Gamay wine if you are old enough! :)

Answer 6

One of the best French desserts with a 'story' is Tarte Tatin - a tart of apples in a caramel sauce. It has very few ingredients and is quite easy to make.  

The story is that it was the invention of two sisters who accidentally forgot the pastry base whilst making an apple tart so they covered it with the pastry, put it in the oven and then turned it upside down to serve. There are other stories about the invention too -

http://members.cox.net/jjschnebel/tartet...

http://www.strategium.co.uk/tatin.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarte_Tatin

You could easily fill a couple of pages.

Answer 7

Quiche and creme brulee would be good ideas.