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38 Cards in this Set
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How many different types of cheese does France produce? |
About 400 |
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What type of cooking is called haute cuisine? |
Gourmet cooking |
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What type of cooking is called provincial? |
Traditional, local cooking |
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A movement in the 1970's featuring simpler foods, smaller portions, and natural flavors was called? |
Nouvelle cuisine |
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Which meal of the day is considered the "main meal"? |
Lunch |
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What is the French term for the meal that is celebrated on Christmas Eve, December 24th? |
le réveillon Noël |
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What is one bûche de Noël? |
rich chocolate cake with vanilla or coffee icing in the shape of a log |
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What cheese is known as the oldest in France? |
livarot |
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What type of mushrooms are grown underground and are the size of golf balls? |
truffles |
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How big was the strawberry tart made at the Strawberry Festival in Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne? |
23 feet round and made with 1870 pounds of strawberries |
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When would one eat in goûtet? |
In the afternoon (un goûter = afternoon snack for children) |
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Name two delicacies in France? |
Frog legs (les cuisses de grenouilles) and snails (les escargots) Also: goose liver pâté (pâté de foie gras) |
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What is pâté? |
A paste of ground meat and/or liver, or fish |
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What is a popular fish stew that is served in the South of France? |
Le bouillabaise |
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What is fondue savoyarde? |
Chunks of French bread that are dipped in hot melted cheese |
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What do you call a meal where guests cook dunks of prime rib in hot oil at the table? |
Fondue bourguinonne |
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What is boudin in noir ("black pudding") made with? |
Pig's blood |
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Cooking in France is considered a form of...? |
Art |
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What is the French name for home cooking? |
Cuisine bourgeoise |
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At dinnertime, what do French families do at the table? |
Gather together and share events from their day |
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What do French buy almost daily at the bakery? |
Croissants and baguettes |
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What time is the main meal served in France? |
Noon |
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After a "fancy" dinner, what is the evening topped off with? |
Strong black coffee |
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What type of food is Normandy famous for? |
Cheese, butter and apple brandy (calvados) |
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What are crêpes Suzette? |
Orange-flavored, sweet, thin pancakes |
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What is Brittany known for? |
Seafood (fish, lobster, etc.) and crêpes |
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Who developed the method of making champagne? |
Dom Perignon |
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What is a famous French beef stew? |
Bœuf bourguignon |
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What ingredient is essential in Provençal cooking? |
Garlic |
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What type of animal is used to sniffle out wild mushrooms and truffles? |
Pig |
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Who brought "high cooking" into France in 1600? |
Italian princess, Marie de Médicis |
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What is the French term for bakery? |
Boulangerie |
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What time do the French usually eat dinner? |
Between 7:00 and 9:30 pm |
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Which American grand has made its way to France and the French are very disapproving of it? |
Fast food chains |
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What is the French delicacy Foie Gras? |
Fattened liver of duck or goose |
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What country does more exporting of food than France? |
The United States |
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How much mustard does each person in France use per year? |
Two pounds per person (a total of 60,000 tons) |
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What is un potage? |
Soup |
