Famous French food menu

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In searching famous French food menu options, I thought I'd take photos of the menus themselves - to jog my memory  when I got home.

Today I thought it would be a great idea to post those photos here - and there are a variety of menus to choose from, ranging from simple salads to frogs' legs :-)

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Some typical famous French food choices are baguette, croques monsieurs, croques madames, bread, chocolate croissants, paté, cheese, souffles, sandwiches, crepes, quiche, French onion soup, Chateaubriand and couscou.

In the photo above are the French words "cuisses de grenouille" - frogs' thighs, or as we say in English - frogs' legs.  It's offered with 'petite salade verte aux noix' which translates to a small green salad with nuts, and at 16 Euro is a reasonable sum to pay.

In the photo above you can see the menu is broken down into sections - first is the ENTREE meaning the 'entry' to the meal or the Starter (and not to be confused with America's interpretation of the word "Entree"  - meaning" main meal" in the USA and Canada I think).  Second is LES PLATS (loosely translated to The Plates) means the main course.  Third section is LA SELECTION DE FROMAGES means A Selection of Cheese; and the fourth and final course is LES DESSERTS - easily translated into The Desserts.

One choice for the desserts which I'll translate for you is:   "Crumble aux pommes et raisins rotis" - meaning "Apple crumble with roasted raisins" - yum!

I like this menu above :

One Crepe of your choice (pick one of the following):
- Nutella (chocolate spread)
- Sugar
- Whipped cream
- Jam
+ One Hot Drink = 5.50 Euro - a bargain!

In the photo above the café's name is UN VERRE DE VIN - A Glass Of Wine.  The item LAPIN CHASSEUR is a rabbit dish cooked with wine - probably red I would think.  The final item on the list is SALADE AUX FRUITS (pronounced "Sal-ahhd aw froo-ee") and translates to Fruit Salad.

The lovely sign-board showing a famous French food menu above invites us in after work to drink a carafe (jug) of wine accompanied by some tapas - sounds perfect!! They offer 'Beaujolais for the red wine' and 'Macon for the white'.

I hope you've enjoyed these menus - I find it fascinating to see what people eat in other countries and Paris is such a melting-pot of cultures there are many wonderful cuisines to try. Enjoy yourself!

Looking for somewhere interesting and inexpensive to eat? Pop into a Museum Cafe or Restaurant.

FRENCH FOOD

Typical French Food
Bread
Baguette
Bread/Le Pain
Cheese/Fromage
Pate
Pastry/Desserts
Souffle
Breakfast
Croissant
Lunch
Croque Monsieur
Sandwiches
Crepes
Quiche
Soup
French Onion Soup

Dinner
Chateaubriand
Drinks
Fresh juice
Tea/Thé Salons
Coffee

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• Photos of Paris menus are great!

  
  Beth M, USA - November 14, 2009, 12:55 am
  Love these pics - I am teaching cafe French to my French I students, and these really inspired me!:) Merci mille fois!
  
  I love the pictures of the French "menus" ....hyper cool! Merci encore!:)
  
  Beth, USA
  
  

  Response to Beth about the Café Menus

  
  
  Ahhhhhhh! oh I'm so pleased you like them Beth!
  
  I was hoping someone might :-)
  
  i'll be back in Paris for June & July 2010, and will be taking lots more photos of menus. If you haven't already, you might like to sign up for my Newsletter - it's not strictly every 4 weeks, but I do try my best to make them interesting :-)
  
  http://www.a-night-in-paris.com/postcards-from-paris-newsletter.html
  
  I'll be adding your Comments to the Menu page, so you and the kids can make further comments.
  
  I'm also in the process of designing pages based on experiences - walking into a cafe, ordering, replying, paying etc, which the kids might also find interesting.
  
  I'd love to hear how the students progess, Beth,
  Ciao for now,
  Teena!
  currently living in Australia

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