According to "French Cuisine", in the/kloc-6th century, after the Italian woman Catherine married King Henry II of France, she brought the cooking methods popular in the Italian Renaissance, such as beef liver, black fungus, tender steak and cheese, to France, and Louis XIV also launched a cooking competition, that is, today's popular Cordenbroux Prize. Antony Klemi, the former chief chef of Emperor George IV and Russian Tsar Alexander I, wrote a diet dictionary, which became the basis of classic French cuisine.
French cuisine pays equal attention to form and taste.
Foie gras: love and hate
I once heard a friend describe foie gras as having the same taste as sufu, but thought it was nothing special. I feel sorry for this gentleman. Maybe he was cheated by "fake and shoddy goods". In fact, to verify whether the foie gras is worthy of the name, you need to taste the authentic foie gras.
Mr. Zhang has lived in France for nearly 20 years and is already familiar with French cuisine. He said that in many big restaurants in France, making foie gras is a unique skill of masters who have been in the kitchen for many years and have almost perfect skills. At present, most French restaurants in Guangzhou are run by French "original" chefs, and foie gras is also imported from France. It depends on the vision and taste buds of restaurant operators to choose one suitable for Guangzhou people among hundreds of flavors of foie gras.
Foie gras is naturally made of foie gras, so if it contains a relatively large piece of foie gras, although it is expensive and has a strong fragrance, it is still acceptable for diners in Guangzhou. So, after careful selection, Mr. Zhang finally selected a kind of foie gras with good taste, moderate foie gras content and light smell for his French restaurant, and the guests were full of praise.
Foie gras with wine collected for many years can be regarded as enjoyment. Of course, it costs a lot of money to enjoy such a delicious food mix. Your mouth benefits, but your wallet hurts. Foie gras is really a love-hate relationship!
French Snail: "Made in China"
When it comes to French food, you can't help mentioning French snails. Don't say I don't know, as it turns out, both French and local restaurants specializing in French cuisine mostly use snails MADEINCHINA. Because in many places in China, there are farms that eat snails. Moreover, these snails must be cooked and packed in sealed cans to be qualified products, so French snails do not need to flaunt the freshness of materials.
In order to make snails taste delicious, the chefs in the restaurant have to do their best. One method is to separate the snail meat from the snail shell, use brandy, butter, Qian Fan and other seasonings to help the snail meat "dress itself up", and then put it back into the snail shell after roasting. At this time, in addition to the game of snail meat, the gravy is still rich, giving people a stirring feeling.
Vanilla tea: romantic and charming
A friend of mine, a young lady, recently came back from France with a full load. Among many fashionable products, there are some humble teabags. Friends are not surprised: What's so special about French tea? The old lady proudly explained: in France, vanilla tea is a fashionable drink, and fans are like clouds. The famous French vanilla tea store is located in St. Donovan Street where famous brands gather.
The packaging of French vanilla tea is like the teabag we usually drink, except that the teabag is made of fine gauze instead of paper. Fruit vanilla tea is a well-known one in the vanilla tea family, and there are more than ten kinds of flavors alone. When you taste tea carefully, you only feel the fragrance overflowing. Usually, before the tea is served, the aroma is already coming to the nose. This pure vanilla tea is hard to find in Guangzhou at present, but it is available in French restaurants. The shopkeeper brought it from France, and the price was certainly not low: a small pot in 28 yuan.