French cooking
French cooking is the most influential and distinctive cooking system in the western world. French monarchs have a strong royal power, which reached its peak in Louis XIV. The luxurious atmosphere of the court is very particular about food, and various cooking methods have flowed into the people through imitating nobles. French cooking pays attention to cooking methods and dining etiquette. France is rich in wine (vin) and cheese, which have become essential seasonings for French cooking. About 451 kinds of cheeses with different flavors are produced in all parts of France, and each kind of cheese is named after the village where it was first invented. Some villages and towns, such as Camembert, can't be found in any ordinary map, but this word representing the name of cheese can be found in any French dictionary or even English dictionary.
French cooking has different characteristics in different regions according to its specialties. Olive oil is used in the southern coastal areas, aquatic products are used in the southern and western coastal areas, and meat is used in the northern and eastern areas. Generally speaking, Chinese people don't like vegetarianism.
The distinctive foods in France are: frog leg (grenouill), stewed chicken (coq au vin) and French snail (L` escargot); The staple food is bread, and the bread with French characteristics includes croissant and baguette.
French people pay great attention to etiquette when dining. Generally, they use a long dining table, with the male and female hosts sitting at both ends of the table. Other family members or guests are arranged on both sides of the table in a decreasing order of importance from the hostess side to the male host side. Tableware uses knives, forks and spoons with different shapes. Only one dish can exist on the table, and the second one can only be served after removing the previous one. However, according to the dining situation, all the tableware is placed on both sides of the diner's plate and used from outside to inside. Generally, the first course is appetizing soupe, followed by cold dishes (hors-d`? Uvre), followed by the main course (plat de résistance), and finally the dessert (Dessert). Bread can be taken at any time, which consumes more than the British and Americans. Drink liqueur before meals, aquatic products and poultry dishes with dry white wine during meals. Meat dishes are served with dry red wine. French people consume more wine, which is almost necessary for every meal. Unlike British and American laws, minors are also allowed to drink wine. When visiting a French family, you can't use a bottle of wine and flowers as a gift, just like visiting an American family, which is equivalent to satirizing that the host family doesn't have enough wine and can only use a box of chocolates as a gift. French dining etiquette has become a classic model of western banquets.
French restaurants are famous for their luxurious etiquette and flavor. Almost all the most luxurious and expensive restaurants in major cities in the world are French restaurants. An Englishman once complained that it is cheaper to take a meal from London to Paris by Concorde and then return by plane, and all the travel expenses together are cheaper than eating a meal in a French restaurant in London.
France is a world-famous food culture country, with different specialties in different regions of France. Because the French attach great importance to food, they need a lot of tableware when eating French food.
1. How to eat meat dishes
(1) Cut from the left.
There are many kinds of meat used in French cuisine, such as beef, pig, sheep, chicken, duck, etc., and they are also divided into roasting, roasting, steaming and boiling according to the conditioning methods. As soon as the menu is opened, all kinds of meat dishes, such as roast lamb chops, roast duck, braised beef, etc.
are arranged in a dazzling array of names, and the ways to eat them are varied and mouth-watering.
the first thing you must remember is how to arrange meals. Meal arrangement can be said to be the representative of meat dishes since ancient times, and the eating method of meal arrangement has naturally become the basic form of other meat dishes, so it is best to make some efforts to study it. When ordering steak, the waiter will first ask about the degree of barbecue and serve it according to your favorite cooking method.
when eating, fork the meat from the left side, and then cut the meat along the right side of the fork with a knife. If the cut meat can't be eaten in one bite, you can directly cut it into smaller pieces with a knife, cut the meat just the size of a bite, and then send it directly to the population with a fork.
(2) The emphasis is on the strength when using the knife to hold down the meat.
in order to cut the meat easily, you should first loosen your shoulders and fork the meat with a fork. Then move the knife back and forth gently and slowly
. Push hard when you extend the knife, not when you pull it back.
(3) Put the sauce on the inside of the plate.
when ordering meals, a cup of sauce will be attached. In formal occasions, the sauce should be taken by yourself, not the trouble of serving
.
first, bring the sauce bowl to the side of the plate, and be careful not to drip on the tablecloth when taking the sauce with a spoon. Sauce can't be
directly poured on the steak, but an appropriate amount should be put on the inside of the plate, and then the meat should be cut into bites and dipped in the sauce.
the best amount of sauce is about two tablespoons. After taking the sauce, put the spoon on the side of the sauce bowl and pass it to the next person.
(4) Don't cut all the meat into pieces at the beginning, or all the delicious gravy will flow out. For example,
if you fork the left side of the meat but start cutting from the right side of the meat; It will be difficult to cut the meat. Because the fork is held in the left hand, it is basic to start cutting from the left
side.
never start cutting from the right. If you cut too hard, you will make a loud noise when you cut it.
it is difficult to use a knife when leaning forward.
(5) All the garnished vegetables should be eaten. The vegetables placed next to the steak are not only for decoration, but also added for the sake of balanced nutrition. Most Chinese people leave water cress. If they don't really like it, it's best not to leave it.
Take the sauce from the soup and put it on the inside of the plate. The vegetables and meat placed next to it are eaten alternately.
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