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    Classic French Dishes

    What food is France known for? From everyday dishes to classic French recipes, these easy recipes bring traditional favourites to your table - simple, authentic and full of flavour.

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    • plate with eiffel tower and circle of caramel sauce around a shiny creme caramel
      French Crème Caramel (flan aux oeufs au caramel)
    • Round toasted custard tart with apples topped with an edible flower
      French Apple Custard Tart (Tarte Alsacienne aux Pommes)
    • spoonful of creamy homemade Tartar sauce made with shallot, spring onions, gherkins, capers
      Homemade Tartar Sauce (Sauce Tartare)
    • glass bowls of rice puddings topped with golden sultana raisins
      French Rice Pudding (Riz au lait)
    • bowl of homemade vegetable soup made with fresh vegetable chunks and a short cooking time
      Homemade Vegetable Soup (Soupe de légumes)
    • slice of chocolate plate with eiffel tower served with a thin custard sauce
      Crème Anglaise Recipe (Classic French Vanilla Custard Sauce)
    • high raised round buttery biscuits with a rough texture with air-holes
      French Butter Cookies (Palets Bretons)
    • classic Parisian brioche with a little head on top
      Classic French Brioche - Parisian 'Brioche à Tête'
    • galette des rois French puff pastry almond cake glazed and decorated with a paper crown
      Traditional Galette des Rois Recipe
    • mini cup of creamy ice cream with a sprig of lemon verbena leaves
      Lemon Verbena Ice Cream (Glace à la verveine)
    • individual ice cream with candied fruits on plate with lavender, apricot sauce and a macaron
      No Churn Ice Cream with Candied Fruit (Glace Plombières)
    • pasta bowl of egg noodles tossed in olive oil, butter, garlic, herbs and garlic
      Fresh Alsatian Egg Noodles (Pâtes d'Alsace)
    • close up of salted caramel macarons with a thick filling
      Salted Caramel Macarons
    • bowls of bright green watercress soup
      Watercress Soup (Soupe au Cresson)
    • stirring a thick, glossy light yellow sauce in a pan
      Beurre Blanc Sauce (Classic French Butter Sauce)
    • 3 bowls of pea soup with fresh peas and pods
      French Pea Soup Recipe with Ham (Potage Saint Germain)
    • black bowl with a thick and creamy carrot soup, thickened with rice and topped with a sprig of fresh parsley and pinch of ground coriander
      Creamy Carrot Soup (Potage Crécy) without the Cream
    • French Semolina Cake (Gâteau de Semoule)
    • large pot with a baked rice pudding covered in a thick caramel skin, spooning out a creamy mixture underneath with cinnamon and a traditional French Fallue brioche
      Baked Rice Pudding Recipe (French Teurgoule)
    • large tomatoes in a roasting tin baked with garlic and herbs from Provence
      Slow Roasted Tomatoes with Garlic and Herbs from Provence
    • baked tomato tart with french niçoise olives, basil and a green salad
      French Tomato Tart with Mustard - An Easy Summer Lunch from Provence
    • sliced potatoes tossed in white wine, vinaigrette and fresh chopped herbs
      Authentic French Potato Salad - Recipe Without Mayonnaise (à la Parisienne)
    • cheese and ham hot sandwich, sliced in half to see the soft insides and toasted texture on top
      Easy Croque Monsieur Recipe -The Hot French Ham and Cheese Sandwich
    • slices of toasted bread with cheese, nuts, lettuce and bacon
      Warm Goat Cheese Salad (salade de chèvre chaud)
    • plate composed of a classic French salad Nicoise with many ingredients next to a basil plant and French baguette
      Classic French Niçoise Salad Recipe from Nice
    • Parisian salad with ham, Emmental, hard-boiled eggs, dry-fried mushrooms and mustard vinaigrette
      Parisian Salad (French Ham and Cheese Salad)
    • Scooped out Maltese orange filled with chopped strawberries and orange and served in a bowl of crushed ice
      Strawberries with Orange (Fraises à la Maltaise)
    • pouring dark chocolate sauce over crepes
      Chocolate Sauce Recipe - with Chocolate
    • French menu ideas for Bastille Day on 14th July with a tomato tart, whole baked sea bass, brioche and blueberry tart
      What the French Really Eat on Bastille Day (Fête Nationale)
    • stuffed courgettes with cheese
      Mediterranean Stuffed Zucchini (Courgettes farcies)
    • French tarts with strawberries and pistachio pastry cream
      Strawberry Tart with Pistachio Pastry Cream
    • slice of glossy dark gingerbread topped with candied ginger
      Pain d'épices (French Gingerbread)
    • French vacherin ice cream meringue cake with layers
      French Ice Cream Cake (Vacherin Glacé)
    • round crepe pancake perfectly cooked in a pan
      French Pancakes (French Crêpes)
    • tray holding slices of toasted French toast or Pain Perdu in a boulangerie in France in front of baguettes
      Best French Toast Recipe (Pain Perdu)
    • shallow bowl of white poached vanilla peaches topped with homemade raspberry puree and vanilla ice cream with some fresh lemon verbena leaves
      Peach Melba - Authentic French Recipe
    • French tian, a classic French dish of thinly sliced baked summer vegetables
      French Tian de Légumes (Provençal Vegetable Bake)
    • Pear Belle Helene, a poached pear on ice cream topped with chocolate sauce
      Poire Belle Hélène - Parisian Poached Pears with Chocolate Sauce
    • Baked cherry clafoutis dessert in a round dish topped with powdered sugar and flaked almonds
      Cherry Clafoutis Recipe - Traditional French Custard Dessert
    • whole sea bream fish in a baking dish topped with tomato sauce, roast garlic cloves, lemon slices and potatoes
      Sea Bream Fish Baked Provençal Style (Dorade à la Provençale)
    • pouring thick homemade hot chocolate from a jug
      French Hot Chocolate - How to Recreate The Parisian Love Potion
    • a large slice of chocolate cake topped with a rum glaze, toasted flaked almonds and gold leaf
      Almond Flour Chocolate Cake (Gâteau Reine de Saba)

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