French Food & Ingredients
French food ranges from rustic, regional dishes to elaborate, haute cuisine – and everything in between. At one end of
French Food & Ingredients
CloseFrench food ranges from rustic, regional dishes to elaborate, haute cuisine – and everything in between. At one end of the spectrum are the French ingredients and traditions of rural France: grape pressing, salt harvesting, espelette pepper and slow cooked stews. At the other end of the scale is Paris’ tradition of fine dining: rich confits, morel mushrooms, thick roux and gold-brushed croquembouches. Choose gourmet French food, from fine patissier’s Valrhona chocolate to Christine Ferber jams. And French cooking ingredients from snails to fine vinegars and cold pressed olive oils.
Must-have French ingredients
If you are just starting to cook authentic French food, here are a few essentials for your store cupboard:
- Olive oil: A staple required for nearly every French dish
- Fleur de sel: Sea salt traditionally from Brittany
- Herbes de Provence: As the name suggests a mixture of dried, fragrant herbs from Provence
- Flour: From baguettes to pastry you can't go without it
- Mustard: Perfect for making a French salad dressing
Essential French cookware
- Dutch oven - For making coq au vin and bourgiugnon
- Crepe pan - For the perfect French crepe
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Baking dish - For tarteflette or clafoutis
- Peugeot Paris salt and pepper mills - The perfect companion for your dinner table
Some of our favourite French recipes
To learn more about how to cook with these products, take a look at our French recipes:
- Strawberry Fraisier - a classic French cake made of two layers of sponge, strawberries and lashings of cream.
