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The country that wrote the rules.
France gave the world its vocabulary of cooking, but its real pleasures are regional: a village market, a family bistro, a cellar door.
- CDGParis Charles de Gaulle
- ORYParis Orly
- NCENice
- LYSLyon
- BODBordeaux
Every French region tells its story through food. Normandy has butter, cream and cider; Burgundy has its wines and slow-braised beef; Provence cooks with olive oil, herbs and summer vegetables; Lyon’s bouchons serve some of the most generous food in the country.
The daily rituals are what stay with you: a morning at the boulangerie, a market stall of cheeses you have never heard of, and a long lunch that turns into the afternoon.
From grand restaurants to village bistros, France still sets the standard for how to eat well.
Go to the market early, buy more cheese than you think you need, and plan lunch around it. The French take lunch seriously, so should you.
Say it like a local.
A few words of French go a long way at the table in France.
- Bonjour Say it: bohn-ZHOOR hello
- Merci Say it: mehr-SEE thank you
- Santé ! Say it: sahn-TAY cheers
- Bon appétit Say it: bohn ah-pay-TEE enjoy your meal
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