French people have high requirements for dishes, such as strict selection of materials, fine processing, complicated patterns, original flavor and reasonable nutrition. Pay attention to exquisite dishes, style collocation, TINT, food environment and dining atmosphere, and pursue aesthetic feeling and artistic conception both inside and outside. French foie gras is one of the three great food treasures in the world, which is as famous as fish sauce and truffles. It is a traditional French dish, which is extremely rare in the recipes of other European and American countries. The delicacy of foie gras is that it melts in the mouth, is tender, smooth and delicate, and its lips and teeth are fragrant and memorable, which can arouse people's infinite desire for taste buds. In addition, French people like cheese very much, and there are many kinds of cheese. French cuisine also pays more attention to eating semi-cooked or raw food. Steak and leg of lamb are characterized by medium-rare and tender. For example, lamb chop with French red wine, a famous mutton dish, is tender, smooth and delicious.
French cuisine attaches importance to seasoning, and there are many kinds of condiments. He is good at seasoning with wine, and there are strict rules on what kind of food to choose, such as wine for clear soup, brandy for seafood and all kinds of sweet wine or brandy for dessert. Alcohol and spices are two main ingredients, both dishes and snacks smell rich and taste mellow and pleasant. Food and wine are the characteristics of French cuisine. It is no joke to say that people in China drink more water than they do.
Italy: Delicious love around spaghetti
Italian food is as famous as French food and is the mainstream of western food today. Italian food is as noble, elegant and unique as its culture.
Delicate and delicious pasta, cheese, ham and wine are the ultimate pursuit of gourmets all over the world. Italians are good at cooking with rice and flour, not as staple food. The most famous Italian food in China is pizza and pasta. The pancakes with minced meat and vegetables are baked in the oven, and the aroma of pancakes and vegetables blends into one, which is enough to make people drool. Spaghetti has various shapes: heart-shaped, spiral, shell-shaped and stuffed. Red flour mixed with red sweet pepper or sweet pepper root; Yellow noodles mixed with saffron or pumpkin; Green noodles mixed with spinach, even black noodles are the most visually shocking. All colors come from natural ingredients, not pigments. Spaghetti with ever-changing sauces, with seafood, beef and vegetables, or simply with spices, makes spaghetti have hundreds of flavors. Olive oil is an indispensable delicious factor in common pasta. Fruits and vegetables can increase the visual beauty of noodles. With rich cheese or thick soup, people can't help applauding. This is an unforgettable taste of Italian food.
Spain: It's delicious.
When I mention Spain, flamenco dance music with bright rhythm and unique style will ring in my ear. Beautiful Spain borders the Mediterranean Sea to the east and southeast, which makes Spaniards love all kinds of seafood.
Spain is rich in potatoes, tomatoes, peppers and olives. In western-style meals, its food cooking may not have any obvious characteristics on the surface, but Spanish dishes combine the cooking methods of western-style north and south dishes, with diverse dishes and unique tastes. The famous Spanish fried squid is a unique appetizer dish, which is made of spinach, mutton and yogurt wrapped in crispy noodles and baked in the oven. Shrimp balls are stuffed with fresh shrimp, onion, fresh egg yolk, cream, various spices and so on. , made into round cakes, fried. When eaten with garlic, it is refreshing and incomparable, and it is a delicious food with table wine.
Speaking of staple food, Spanish people like paella best. Fresh shrimp, squid, chicken, Spanish sausage and paella made of onion, garlic, tomato juice and saffron are fragrant and colorful. Near the bottom of the pot, it is a little burnt, crisp and chewy, like a crispy rice crust. The top is soft and fragrant, and the unique flavor of seafood is a must in western food. On the dining table in summer, soup made of various vegetables, spices and crushed ice and blended with tomato juice is the most popular cold soup in Spain. In addition to these special dishes cooked in special ways, fruits and sweets are also indispensable foods on the Spanish table, such as apple rolls and almond cakes.
Russia: A Slow Meal with Strong Juice and Taste
Russian cuisine has a great influence on western food. The upper class of tsarist Russia worshipped France very much. They are not only proud of speaking French, but also mainly studied French cuisine and cooking techniques. But after years of evolution, especially in Russia, food pays attention to high-calorie varieties and gradually forms its own cooking characteristics. Russians like to eat hot food, steamed stuffed buns and patties made of fish, minced meat, eggs and vegetables. All kinds of snacks are quite famous.
Russian food tastes heavy, likes to use oil, and its preparation method is relatively simple. Taste is mainly sour, sweet, spicy and salty. Pickled cucumbers and sauerkraut are often necessary foods on the dining table of restaurants or families. The cooking method is characterized by roasting and fumigation. Russian chefs strictly control every dish and strive for perfection. If any dish lacks some kind of seasoning, they would rather not sell it and never put it on the customer's table.
Traditional Russian western food should meet the requirements of "slow food" from material selection to production technology. However, the regular song and dance banquet will make people slow down the speed of eating and enjoy the taste, sight and hearing in an all-round way, which gives an excellent reason for being "slow". Although Russian western food is very different from French food in taste and dishes, russian cuisine is by no means inferior to French food in the complexity of dining procedures, and guests will slow down unconsciously when they arrive here.
Germany: meticulous
Compared with China, where cooking is world-famous, the diet of Germans is inevitably monotonous, which is as unpleasant as the rigid personality of Germans. But in the hands of German chefs, cooking, stewing and baking have also changed into various patterns.
Speaking of authentic German cuisine, sausages are the representative works of German cuisine. 100 kinds of sausages have attracted the attention of gourmets all over the world. All regions in Germany claim to be special sausages, and Gerdingen and regensburg sausages have enjoyed a high reputation since the Middle Ages. Thuringian sausage and Nuremberg finger sausage are also very popular. Kassel people prefer sausages in their hometown. Curry sausage was invented by Berlin. Slice the sausage when eating, add tomato juice and sprinkle with a thin layer of curry powder. It is really delicious. As long as you dip in the matching mustard sauce, you can enjoy the unique flavor of each sausage. German cuisine is also inextricably linked with modern fast food-the fast food "Hamburg", which is now popular all over the world, evolved from German hamburger steak.
Sausages must be accompanied by bread, and Germany can also be called the world champion in quality and quantity in bread making. In Germany, bread is made of refined flour, as well as mixed flour made of rye, oats, refined flour and miscellaneous grains. There are more than 1200 kinds of delicious buns, angular buns, 8-shaped scones and long breads baked in Germany every day, and there are more than 300 other different kinds of breads. Bread is the most important staple food for Germans for three meals a day.
England: the smell of those mothers
English food can really be described in one word, "simple" (that is, simple). In short, there are only two ways to make it: oven baking or hot pot cooking. I like the light and crisp taste, and I don't put any condiments in my cooking. When eating, put some salt, pepper or mustard, spicy soy sauce and so on according to your personal preference. The dishes are light and oily, mainly seafood and various vegetables, and the amount of dishes is small and refined. Cooking pays attention to freshness, tastes light, and even uses less wine when seasoning. This simple cooking method is known as delicious home cooking, just like my mother's delicious food.
In many countries, breakfast is just a snack rather than a meal, but the traditional English breakfast is very rich. Some people start to eat coarse oatmeal (authentic Scottish flavor), which is delicious, economical and nutritious. Cereal porridge is usually followed by a cooked food, such as egg ham, ham sausage, and sometimes smoked fish or pickled herring. Yorkshire ham is also a special food for breakfast. Then there is toast with butter and jam, and sometimes there may be some fruit.
The traditional English dinner is mainly ordinary food cooked simply. British people like fried chicken, fried fish, French fries, mashed potatoes and other foods. If it is cooking, they will simmer for a long time, similar to braised pork in China. English pies are the most famous, with beef, mutton and chicken as fillings. It can be said that it is a kind of family cooking suitable for all ages. English kidney beef rice, country beef stew, Irish mutton stew and English pastoral mutton sauce are all authentic British dishes. Blue mulberries and spades are very popular desserts in Britain. In recent years, British people's eating habits have gone beyond the geographical scope. When many families sit down to eat, the ingredients or cooking methods of the food on the table may often come from China or anywhere in the world.
America: nutrition is faster and more delicious
When it comes to American food, China people probably don't think so: isn't it just fast food such as hamburgers, French fries and soft drinks? In fact, American food culture is also quite colorful. American food in the traditional sense includes European staple foods, such as bread, pasta and cakes made of wheat flour, dairy products, poultry, pork, beef and seafood. American traditional food also introduced agricultural products originating in the American continent or later introduced to Europe, such as potatoes, corn, pumpkins, zucchini, sweet potatoes and peanuts. Immigrants from Europe and Asia have added more varieties and flavors to American food. Since then, American cooking has not only used traditional methods to cook these exotic dishes, but also inherited the simple and light characteristics of British dishes, and improved these dishes to integrate American local flavor into them.
Due to the differences between the producing areas of agricultural products and the living habits of local immigrants, the family cooking methods in the southern United States are different from those in New England or the Midwest in the north. Louisiana is famous for its French Cartown flavor, and Wisconsin's beer, cheese and sausage are very popular. New Mexico has a unique Texas flavor; On the other hand, San Francisco has European dishes that combine Asian, American and traditional European cooking methods. Americans are generally not interested in spicy food, like barbecue dishes and eat all kinds of fresh vegetables and fruits. American steak is best medium rare to medium rare. The outer meat is just cooked, and the heat gradually decreases inward. The innermost layer is almost raw, and the transition from cooked meat color to light red is natural. Dip in the sauce prepared in the dish, and it is refreshing and smooth.