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French Food and Cuisine

Enhance your appreciation of delicious fare with the French Food and Cuisine Web Guide. You'll find the best resources for French cooking techniques, the historical and cultural aspects of French food, and French recipes. For more in-depth coverage of French cuisine, there are links to regional dishes, specialty recipes and blogs with clever wine pairing ideas, plus information on French cooking classes and famous French chefs.

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History of French Cuisine

The following sites outline the history of French food and cover the evolution of French food... read more»

French Food and Cooking

The popularity of French restaurants rests on the quality and apparent complexity of French cuisine. But it’s definitely possible to prepare French food at home. The following sites show you easy French recipes and offer tools and techniques for successful French cooking. You’ll also find regional French recipes and advanced dishes for the experienced cook.

Dulcinea's Insight

  • Keep a conversion chart on hand to convert the metric units used by many French recipes into the standard U.S. measurement system.
  • You’ll also find additional sources of French recipes, including French pastries, breads and baked goods, from the findingDulcinea Web Guides to Cooking, Recipes and Baking.
  • If you’re interested in learning more about French wine, visit findingDulcinea’s Wine Web Guide, where you’ll find lots of background information on regional wines from all over the world.

Dulcinea's Picks

For general French recipes…
French Food and Cook details many aspects of French cooking. Find French recipes and sample menus, along with “Tips and Tools” for successful French cooking. Or visit “French Table” to learn how to entertain guests in classical French style.
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CuisineNet covers the basics of French cuisine, including typical French traditions and food-related customs. Dishes and ingredients are hyperlinked throughout the text to broaden your understanding of many elements of French cuisine. See the “Ingredient Sidebar” for a table of links to quintessential French recipes and ingredients.
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LetsCookFrench.com is dedicated to French cuisine. You’ll find easy-to-make recipes under “Beginner’s delights” as well as "Wow dishes," which are simple, yet impressive recipes. Finally, get tips on entertaining in the French style from the “Art of dining” feature on the home page.
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For regional French recipes…
Aftouch-cuisine.com thoroughly explores the cuisines of different regions in France. You’ll find more than just standard French recipes: the site also covers the wine, cheese and specialties of each area, along with the famous French recipes of each region. Click the hyperlinks for each dish, drink or cheese mentioned, and you’ll get complete recipes, plus harvesting and manufacturing information.
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The BBC hosts a food section on regional French cuisine. Choose a region for a brief description of typical menus served there. Click on the name of a dish printed in bold type, and you’ll get the recipe.
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French Cooking Classes

There are plenty of ways to take your mastery of French recipes and French cuisine to the next... read more»

Famous French Chefs: Recipes and Biographies

The sites below offer insight into the lives and careers of some of the most influential... read more»

French Food Blogs and Forums

The popularity of French cuisine has inspired a number of blogs and forums dedicated to... read more»

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