| The French have long been known as being | | | | come complete with recipe card and a Michelin |
| among the rest of the world as being leaders in | | | | rated chef to show you how to prepare these |
| gourmet cooking. Their recipes have been | | | | incredibly gourmet dinners. They are truly the |
| modified and evolved over centuries of social and | | | | wave of the future in making gourmet meals and |
| political changes. While the world may only have | | | | simplifying the process. These innovative videos |
| one view of their dishes, such as the popular | | | | rarely are more than 10 minutes, and have |
| coq-au-vin, their recipes are as varied as the | | | | written instructions should you miss anything along |
| regions from which they originate. | | | | the way. |
| Lyon is home to duck pate, sausages, or roast | | | | The French have always had an appreciation for |
| pork, while in Toulouse you might be served a | | | | foods above and beyond the basic breakfast, |
| Cassoulet (a rich, slow-cooked bean stew or | | | | lunch, and dinner. They also have a love of wine |
| casserole). Brittany is famed for their crepes, | | | | and cheese, as evidenced by the appropriately |
| while Rhone-Alps has such dishes as Raclette | | | | named town of Burgundy, from which the very |
| (cheese is melted and served with potatoes, ham | | | | popular wine originates, as well as Chaource and |
| and often dried beef) and Tartiflette (Savoyard | | | | Epoisses cheeses. |
| gratin with potatoes, Reblochon cheese, cream | | | | With the wide variety of dishes, accompanied by |
| and pork). | | | | their fabulous wine, it is easy to see why the |
| They also have some provincial recipes, such as | | | | French regularly rate as the top in gourmet |
| Bull Fillet with Farm Rice, and even have cooking | | | | creations. |
| videos to show you how they are made. They | | | | |