The French are famous for their elaborate, well-prepared cuisine which is beautifully served and admired as art on a plate!Each region of the country has its own specialties. Central France is famous for boeuf bourguignon, beef in red wine sauce. Southern France has a typical Mediterranean cuisine that depends heavily on garlic, vegetables, and herbs. One of its typical dishes is a vegetable stew called ratatouille.
Ingredients and dishes vary by region. There are many significant regional dishes that have become both national and regional. Many dishes that were once regional have proliferated in variations across the country.Cheese and wine are a major part of the cuisine as well as bread.
French bread is a lean bread as it contains little or no fat or preservative and so therefore will only last for about a day at most. This is why people visit the local "Boulangerie" (bakery) and buy it daily in France. French bread is eaten at all meals, and forms the most important part of breakfast.We travelled through France by car on our way to visit relatives in Spain, and it amused me when I saw the local people each morning carry their long loaves of bread, avec (with) their morning paper:)