French Dishes

[Yaceman]

Cooking is something that i do for fun, although ive never really bought any literature on it. After becoming interested in French culture i decided to look for some recipes. Tomorrow night im making a traditional dish called Coq au Vin and gonna try to make a dessert called Clementine Clafoutis.
I was wondering if anybody else shared this interest, and would recommend some French Dishes, or anything food related.

Peace

[Moi-aimes-Alizée]

Frogs :P

[French Fan]

Originally Posted by Moi-aimes-Alizée

Frogs :P

Have you ever taste frogs?
Because it seems so disgusting when you try to imagine a frog in your plate but it's delicious
But snails are disgusting I can't eat these things

[Future Raptor Ace]

how about making french fries and french toast?

[Deepwaters]

Originally Posted by French Fan

Have you ever taste frogs?
Because it seems so disgusting when you try to imagine a frog in your plate but it's delicious

I've had them in Louisiana, along with crayfish (or "crawdads" as they're called there). I agree.

But snails are disgusting I can't eat these things

Kind of chewy and tough. Need a lot of garlic & butter. Not my favorite. I'll take raw oysters instead.

When it comes to French cooking I find myself liking simple stuff from the country more than haute cuisine. In summertime I'll make pan bagnat, which is a layered raw vegetable sandwich with boiled eggs and an olive marinade sauce on a baguette. I like a daube au provencale, beef stew cooked in red wine with onions and peas and served on boiled red potatoes. My mother used to make a cassoulet with white beans, lots of onions, and meat cooked for hours in white wine, then the whole thing baked. And then of course there's bouillabase, who could not like that?

[Fish]

Lately I've been wanting to learn to cook past throwing something into the microwave, and have looked at some French dishes. Coq au vin has been something I've wanted to try for some time, both preparing and eating.

There are some pretty good websites out there with nice detailed recipes, just takes a quick search.

Also, look up the show Good Eats. Alton Brown has done episodes on both coq au vin and crepes.

[Youpidou1]

Chicken cord en bleu, is that a French dish?

[Matze]

Did you meant Cordon Bleu? According to Wikipedia Germany it comes from Switzerland.

Try it here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_cuisine
But I think the most dishes won't smell you, too exclusive (at least that's my opinion).

[Yaceman]

Originally Posted by Matze

Did you meant Cordon Bleu? According to Wikipedia Germany it comes from Switzerland.

Try it here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_cuisine
But I think the most dishes won't smell you, too exclusive (at least that's my opinion).

I will try anything once, im very lenient when it comes to food.

[Matze]

Originally Posted by Matze

Did you meant Cordon Bleu? According to Wikipedia Germany it comes from Switzerland.

Try it here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_cuisine
But I think the most dishes won't smell you, too exclusive (at least that's my opinion).

I become paranoiac! This afternoon my sister told me that she'll make Cordon Bleu this evening. Ok, now I sit on my portion and well, it's not one of my favorite foods but I think you can eat it without dying.