Bread, Cheese and Wine
While French dishes are known for their complex, and rich flavors, most French people eat bread, wine and cheese daily. Artisan Cheese The French consume an average of 45 pounds per person of cheese per year! It is safe to say that cheese is a major staple of the French diet and should you be visiting France, you would be remiss not to sample the region's cheese. There are some 400 different types of French cheeses, all classified by the type of milk they are made with (cow, goat, or ewe), whether or not the milk was pasteurized, how they were pressed...and so on. What's more, every region is known for particular kinds of cheese. Bread and Pastry Who hasn't eaten a French baguette before? In France, most people go to the boulangerie, and get their bread fresh or bake it fresh on a daily basis. Bread is eaten with chocolate or with cheese. In the morning, you might have pain au chocolat avec café ''(bread with chocolate and coffee) or in the evening you might take your bread with wine at your meal. Wine There is not a region in France that is NOT known for some type of wine. Wine is commonly served with dinner along with water or carbonated mineral water. If you were to think about all the wines that have French names, it would soon become clear that the wine industry is quite large in France. For example: · Champagne comes from the Champagne region in France. · Chardonnay (believed to have originated in France) · Merlot · Burgundy wine These are just a small sampling of the wines that are produced in France. France reportedly makes close to 900 million dollars off of the wine industry.
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