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Food is really important to French people. It brings people together. Food, cooking, and eating is a big part of their culture. They eat certain foods that other countries don't.

A lot of the world's top chefs and restaurants are French. The French style of cooking is popular all around the world.

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French people like eating snails. Although, they cook them in a special way and have special types of snails, so unless you know exactly what you are doing, don't try cooking snails yourself.

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The French eat 4,000 tons of frog legs every single year!

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French love their cheeses. They eat around 25 kilos each per year!
Some examples of French cheese are:
1. Camembert,
2. Roquefort,
3. Brie, and
4. Munster {not for the faint of heart}.

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When cooking meat and vegetables, chefs sear the food at high temperatures first. Then they slow cook it in wine and stock for flavour.

This is a traditional cooking method known internationally.

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The French love croissants. French pastries and breads are well-known and popular around the world.
Some examples of French pastries are:
1. Macarons,
2. Croissants,
3. Millefeiulle,
4. Madeleines,
5. Eclairs, and
6. Tarte Tatin.

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French are very social and like to eat out.

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They eat lots of courses, and drink lots of wine. But there is no snacking in between meals!

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Breakfast is often things like croissants and jam, tea and coffee, baguettes, and fresh juice.
The biggest meal of the day for the French is lunch. They must eat a large lunch, as it is a long wait until dinner.
Dinner is a lot later in France than it is in New Zealand. Some dinners are between 8.00pm and 10.00pm!