The article “France goes mad for le burger” by Anne-Sophie Moral illustrated cultural diffusion between America and France, by introducing the reader to the ever increasing popularity of American foods and restaurants in France. First of all, it is not very surprising that American food has slowly seeped it’s way into diners in France, as said in the section “Beating Record Upon Record”. The text states that: “While the French see their food culture as unique, the truth is a lot of it is based on meat, bread, salad and potatoes. All of these ingredients make up a U.S. burger meal.” This text evidence shows that it was only time before American food started to invade France, as both countries have very similar food palettes.…
The “French Kids Eat Everything” book describes the French eating habits, and it mentioned how the American can benefits from these rules, and negative perspectives of applying these rules in American families. Apply the French eating habits on American Culture can be advantages such as save American children to suffer from health problems in their life such as obesity. Since the French parents choose the healthy food for their kids, the French kids are registered as a one of the lowest rate of obesity in developed countries. (French Kids Eat Everything 7). Also, as the book mentioned…
For this section, I will be talking about cuisine from New Orleans specifically, as La Louisiane was a large area of land. The territory was broken into regions, which is seen in the differences of food preferences in the area. For this reason, only one city is being chosen for this analysis.…
In real French restaurants, all food is served from a cart that is kept close to the guests’ table on wheels.…
FULL SERVICE - Operations that offer complete and varied menus for breakfast, lunch and dinner. They have multiple entrees for each meal period which may include soups, salads, and/or deserts. Preparation of food products is often complex and involves multiple steps. Most full service operations will provide customer seating and may include liquor service. (Armadillo, Black Canyon, Nickeys, Pot Belly, Olive Garden,…
It is written by Lynne Olver, a historian with a masters degree in library science. She provides not only valuable information on food from the French Revolution, but also shares recipes that readers can use to learn more about the food or even to attempt to recreate them. There are subtitles included which makes it easier to navigate through large amounts of information. However, the lack of images makes it difficult to visualize the types of food explained.…
Anthony Bourdain went to Marseille to explore all of what the second largest city of Fance has to offer. At his arrival, he was met with Chef Eric Ripert from the restaurant: “Le Chevalier de France” which means France’s knight. Bourain talks about how the food is delicious but unfortunately the city is victim of its bad reputation and bad history. Bourdain went fishing in the Mediterranean Sea with Chef Ripert and they fish that they got is used to make a meal for them…
There are multiple differences between the French diet vs. American diet. Likewise, French people appear to eat all types of foods that are presumed to be bad for you, for example, a lot of wine and butter specifically. However, they don't appear to have the difficulty with their obesity like how the American society does. The American diet is very much unhealthy compared to the French paradox diet.…
At the beginning of the movie, children were shown raising their pointer fingers in the air, which is what the French do instead of raising their whole hands, as we do here in America. Also towards the beginning of the movie, Astérix said hello in the language of the different flags that appeared on the screen, but when the French flag appeared, he crowed like a rooster. This was because the rooster is France’s national bird. Additionally, France’s appreciation for food and affinity for unusual dishes could be seen in the scene with the enormous feast from the Titan…
Historians believed that the Greek dietic system was influenced by sauces. Another theory by historians is that sauces originated in the apiaceous reign in Rome. One of the main ingredient used inn these sauces was gasum. In the 17th century, he French began to distinguish their sauces from the entire European sub continent. At that time there was a total abandment of medieval spices. This led to the rise of herbs and vegetables to give aromatic delights to the sauces. In the 18th century there was an innovation in the thickening of sauces by using roux. Antonin crème differentiated the sauces into 4…
It is without a doubt that there exists a noticeable difference between French and American gastronomy; Americans eat to live, whereas the French live to eat. I think one of the main things I admire about French gastronomy is the practice of food within the school system. The blog, My French Life, states that fried food is only allowed once a week in schools and that vending machines have been banned since 2005. In fact, I recently watched an episode of chef Anthony Bourdain traveling to Lyon, France; during his stay, he visited an elementary school and I was truly impressed with what I observed. The school chef made homemade meals to the students that consisted of a pumpkin soup, a grilled fish or chicken and Fromage Frais (a soft white cheese)…
1. How did the French become the dominant competitors in the increasingly global wine industry for centuries? What sources of competitive advantage were they able to develop to support their exports? Where were they vulnerable?…
As an aspect of culture, food is a tool of socialization whether it is teaching cultural and socioeconomic mobility through table manners. The type of food we eat, how we prepare the ingredients to make a certain recipe and ultimately how we consume and share it, is very telling of the actual essence of who we are and where we are from.…
A sauce is the crowning glory of any dish. From the basic "five mother" sauces, there are literally hundreds of variations of sauce that are used to dress, compliment, enhance and bring out the flavor of the food it is served with. Food is simply better with sauce. Nuggets need to be dipped; chopped steak, smothered; and macaroni, cheesed. The French have known this for quite some time, as evidenced by their culinary reliance on 5 classic sauces.…
The culture of France and of the French people has been shaped by geography, by profound historical events, and by foreign and internal forces and groups. France, and in particular Paris, has played an important role as a center of high culture and of decorative arts since the seventeenth century, first in Europe, and from the nineteenth century on, world wide. From the late nineteenth century, France has also played an important role in cinema, fashion and cuisine. The importance of French culture has waxed and waned over the centuries, depending on its economic, political and military importance. French culture today is marked both by great regional and socioeconomic differences and by strong unifying tendencies.…