French cuisine and gastronomy are renowned worldwide. Some of France's most famous chefs include Régis and Jacques Marcon, Jean and Pierre Troigros, Georges Blanc, and Paul Bocuse. Typical French dishes include stewed beef, foie gras, and salade lyonnaise, a salad from Lyon made of potatoes, lettuce, bacon, goat cheese, and garlic bread. France is also known for its wide variety of cheeses, which are designated based on factors such as origin, milk type, and production method. The country's wine production totals between 7-8 billion bottles annually from renowned regions like Alsace, Bordeaux, Burgundy, Champagne, Languedoc, Loire

1. French gastronomy France is well known for its « cuisine » which is particularly appreciated by foreigners The most famous French « Chefs « Régis and Jacques Marcon with the restaurant Marconi in Auvergne, Jean and Pierre Troigros with the Maison Troisgros, Georges Blanc, Paul Bocuse in Rhone-Alpes

2. Some French typical dishes Stewing beef the French Foie gras (duck liver)

3. Salade Lyonnaise (typical salad from Lyon made of potatoes, lettuce, bacon dice, melted goat cheese and garlic bread) ) a typical salad from our region

4. Recipe of « la salade lyonnaise » Preparation : 20 mns cooking time : 5 mns Ingredients (for 4 persons) : - 4 eggs - 200 g de smoked bacon dice - 4 slices of garlic bread - ciboulette (chive ?) - olive oil - red wine vinegar - mustard

5. French Cheese Reblochon camember t Mont Dore Cantal

6. Designation of French cheese We also get confused when confronted with the uncountable designation of cheese : -cheese of guaranted origin, -made with milk - pasteurised milk, -farm made or mass produced.

7. T he French have always regarded cheese as essential, But which sort of cheese shall you choose ? According to the legislation, cheese means " fermented or not fermented, matured or not matured food, made from dairy produce (milk, can be more or less skimmed, or cream or dasher).

8. Comté Crottin de Chavignol Bleu Auvergne AOC Emmental AOC Munster AOC

9. The map of Cheese in France looks like a puzzle !!!

10. Only cheese of guaranteed origin is exempted from bearing certain references. "Each sort of cheese reveals a pasture of a differente green , under a different sky ". Italo Calvino wrote.

11. Some typical specialities from our region

12. It is a special pastry made with : Chocolate Marzipan Shaped green square with green sugar. Luxurious sweet, we can find it in Lyon. A special sweet from Lyon

13. French Wines French wine is produced in quantities between 7–8 billion bottles. Main French Wine Regions main wine producing regions in France

14. THE FRENCH VINEYARDS Most famous french wine regions are : Alsace - Bordeaux - Burgundy - Champagne - Languedoc - Loire - Provence - Rhone - South West of France

15. Two concepts define French wines as : the notion of "terroir, which links the style of the wines to the specific locations where the grapes are grown and the wine is made and the « AOC label » (guaranteed or protected label)