French food culture is famous all over the world. The French pay great attention to food, which has a value similar to totem in their daily life. French cuisine has a deep cultural connotation. French people not only get together for "eating", but also for "talking", that is, the need of emotional communication with each other. Therefore, various food cultures have been derived: dish culture, coffee culture, dining culture, cheese culture, wine culture and so on, which together form a unique French food culture. Overview of French food culture

French food pays attention to color, smell and taste, and at the same time, it also requires mobilizing people's multiple senses-vision, smell and taste, so French food is undoubtedly a kind of enjoyable food. Usually, an authentic French meal is composed of many elements, and they are the constituent cultures of French food culture.

first of all, the culture of dishes, paying attention to the collocation of seasonings and simple menu. French people have artistic pursuits in ingredients, cooking, collocation, source of raw materials and delicacy of cooking.

There are more than ten kinds of spices commonly used in French cuisine, such as thyme, rosemary, laurel, parsley, tarragon, nutmeg, saffron and clove bud. Among them, pepper is the most common in French cuisine, and it must be used in almost every dish. There are hundreds of sauces, which not only pay attention to the difference of taste, but also comprehensively consider the difference of color, giving people a beautiful enjoyment.

In contrast, the menu of French food is very simple. Only about 111 kinds of main dishes are beautifully made and taste excellent. On the whole, it can be summarized as: bread, baked goods, cold food, cooked food, meat products, cheese and wine.

Secondly, the French dining culture is also quite famous. French people attach great importance to the etiquette of eating, and the arrangement of tableware and the order of eating have also become a part of food culture. In the mood of dining, the French people show their unique romantic feelings.

their definition of food is not at the stage of eating, but at a higher level, they pursue the beauty of life. It takes four or five hours to enjoy a formal French meal, but in the eyes of the French, eating at the same table is an elegant enjoyment of connecting feelings and making friends.

thirdly, cheese culture. At present, there are 487 kinds of fromage, which has become a must-have item for French people. It can be roughly divided into 8 kinds: fresh cheese, soft cheese with flower skin, soft cheese with washed rind, blue cheese, goat cheese, hard immature cheese, hard mature cheese and melted cheese.

fourthly, French wine culture has also grown and developed with French history and civilization. France, as the main producer of mountain wine in the world, has about 211 wine producing regions in China, among which Bordeaux wine and champagne are the most famous. It can be said that wine culture has penetrated into many aspects of French politics, economy, culture and art, and is closely related to people's lives.

finally, coffee culture is also a major feature of France. In 1686, businessmen from Sicily, Italy, founded the first coffee shop in France, and since then, the cafes in Paris have flourished. French people pay attention to the environment and emotional appeal when drinking coffee, and the new trend of thought of French literature and art also takes root here. Since the last century, cafes have also become the activity center of social activists, witnessing the rise and development of French politics and culture. Characteristics of French cuisine culture

Since the establishment of catering items in intangible cultural heritage, the first application for French cuisine was successful. It is the first time that a country's cuisine has won such an honor, and being included in the list is the best recognition of French food culture. French cuisine has won the attention of people all over the world with its unique cultural connotation and distinctive cultural characteristics.

1. French food culture has a long history

French food has experienced a long-term development process from eating to feasting, which is a witness to the economic, social and cultural changes in France for centuries.

Before the reign of Henry II, France was still in a "wild" state of grasping rice with its hands. All this was until Henry II married an Italian princess, Catherine de Medici, and brought a large number of entourage, including chefs, servants, farmers who grow vegetables and raise livestock, craftsmen who design stoves, and a full set of Italian tableware. With Catherine becoming queen and empress dowager, the French court banquet began to be "all-round", and the knife and fork replaced the hand grasp, and the French began to dance the knife gracefully to make forks.

The cooking skills of French cuisine reached its peak in the period of Louis XIV. Nowadays, all kinds of French meals and luxurious dishes with different flavors originated from that period, and chefs became noble and artistic occupations.

It was not until the French Revolution that with a group of highly skilled royal chefs living in exile among the people, the cooking skills were spread among all social classes in a popular culture and truly implanted into the cultural essence of the French nation.

After the Franco-Prussian War, snails officially landed on the French table, which also marked the unprecedented enrichment of French cuisine and climbed to the peak of world cuisine.

2. French food culture is rich in cultural and emotional accumulation

French people endow food with cultural significance beyond eating and food itself-the appreciation of food and the fun it represents, and also form the attitude of French people towards daily life. It contains culture, art and the way of the world, and it is the embodiment of the integration of French simple but not simple elegant life and French national food and culture.

According to the survey, more than 61% of French people regard the kitchen as the favorite of all rooms in their homes. People are willing to spend a lot of time cooking in the kitchen according to the formal steps, and enjoy the pleasure of equal communication with friends to share a big meal.

3. French cuisine is characterized by openness

French exquisite attention to food has made the French nation the title of "World Gourmet". Michelin Catering Manual, founded in 1911, evaluates global restaurants according to French standards and has the honor of "gourmet bible". Restaurants around the world are also proud to be among them.

French food culture has begun to influence the food culture and standards all over the world, attracting more than 81 million tourists and chefs from all over the world to visit and study every year. The arrival of these people not only makes the French diet more famous, but also makes the French diet learn from others in such cultural exchanges, enrich and innovate.

With the development of economic globalization, French food culture has also spread to all parts of the world as a commodity economy. Since 1991s, French cuisine has become one of the pronouns of France in the world. There are more than 5,111 French restaurants in Japan, more than 4,111 in the United States, and all countries in the world have French cooking school. Reasons for the formation of French food culture

The formation of French food and its unique food culture are the products of many factors. "The French live to eat", this sentence vividly summarizes the French artistic pursuit of eating. France has experienced the Molovine Dynasty, Carolingian Dynasty, Cape Dynasty, Valois Dynasty, Bourbon Dynasty and the first, second, third and fourth republics. During the previous republics, there were many revolutions and wars in France. It is under this historical background that French food culture came into being. The reasons for its formation are mainly as follows:

First, geographical and economic conditions provide a material basis for French food culture.

France is a country with mild climate, fertile land and abundant products, which provides rich raw materials for the ingredients of French cuisine. Historically, many families used animal husbandry as their main means of livelihood, which made rich meat dishes on the French table. On the other hand, in order to preserve cheese for a long time, people in mountainous areas made hard cheese, which further expanded the cheese culture.

Second, the nationality of the French people has created a space for the development of French food culture.

As we all know, French people have strong romantic feelings. They enjoy life and have created a series of romantic and wonderful customs. French aristocrats like luxury and enjoyment, and a lot of food and wine are essential in court banquets, hunting and other places. For example, Louis XIV was famous for his love of luxury. During his reign, the luxury of court banquets ranked first in Europe, which also stimulated the re-development and creation of French cuisine.

Of course, the French also pay great attention to diet. They think that "discovering a new dish is more beneficial to mankind than discovering a new star". The pursuit of delicious food and the curiosity and creativity make French cuisine enduring and full of new vitality.

Third, the openness of learning from others enriches the French food culture system.

France is located in the west of Europe, bordering Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Italy and Spain, and facing Britain across the sea across the English Channel. The superior geographical environment is conducive to French cuisine. For example, the development of French cuisine depends largely on the Italian Medici family. At the same time, French food culture is more convenient to spread to all parts of the world. Now Michelin restaurants have opened all over the world, which has a strong appeal in the food industry and enriched the connotation of French food culture system.

French food culture stands proudly as the world food kingdom with its exquisite and delicious taste enjoyment and luxurious and unique dining atmosphere, and it also brings us a culture different from Chinese food. Let the diet become a kind of enjoyment, and let the culture spread to all parts of the world. There are still many inspirations and experiences from French food culture.