| The diversity of French Cuisine is so extreme | | | | relying on their local production of fresh |
| that only Chinese have kinds of their foods that | | | | ingredients like cheeses, vegetables, wines, and |
| are similar to the French ones. They have to | | | | many others,... |
| thank this variety to the amazing history of | | | | Commonly in the South of France the stores and |
| France, the different climates and geographies | | | | such close at lunch time because most of the |
| that are the base of their local production that | | | | people return to their homes to take a two our |
| brings so much kinds of ingredients and of course | | | | brake with their families. To provide them enough |
| last but not least the well known French Passion | | | | time to go out to lunch they usually reopen the |
| for excuisite Foods. In all its forms, if you want to | | | | businesses around 2 P.M. And stay open until 7 |
| understand France or its inhabitants you have to | | | | P.M. This is more particular in the villages and |
| understand the culture of its food! | | | | smaller towns in the South of France. |
| Their dinners can variate from very basic meals | | | | Wine and cheese are the most common |
| like the traditional baguette with cheese and cheap | | | | accompaniments to a French dinner aside bread |
| wine until extraordinary « Gourmet | | | | and water. In other countries wine is reserved for |
| festivities » like their `Jet Set` meals which | | | | special occasions and is very expensive but in |
| mostly contain Caviar and a lot of different wines | | | | France it is a standard way of eating to have |
| which cost enormous amounts. Of course this `Jet | | | | some wine with their everyday meal. In their |
| Set` meals are only reserved to exceptional | | | | culture they really appreciate to match the kind of |
| V.I.P`s. | | | | wine with the style of food even if it stays an |
| This kind of sophisticated meals are normally | | | | ordinary meal. |
| found in the typical French restaurants like in | | | | Often they serve a « Cheese Plateau |
| other Europe countries or in The United States of | | | | » that contains three or four kinds of |
| America which mainly misguides the foreigner by | | | | cheeses before the dessert to appreciate the |
| making them think that the French Cuisine is | | | | local cheese. Typically they provide at the same |
| complicated and very heavy! In fact, the basic | | | | tine some sliced baguette or another kind of |
| French Cuisine is extremely simple and mostly | | | | bread. |