Food Culture Test
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- what does 'bon appétit' mean?
- enjoy your meal
- what is 'le pain grillé'?
- toasted bread
- what do they drink 'café au lait' out of?
- un bol - a bowl
- what do the children drink for breakfast?
- hot milk or hot chocolate
- what do 1/3 of French people have for breakfast?
- nothing - just strong black coffee
- why are some French now eating fruit juice and cereal?
- because it's a healthier and more filling option
- what is a 'casse-croûte'?
- a snack of bread and cheese
- what is an 'entrée'? give an example
- a starter - like un potage (soup)
- what is un bifteck haché?
- fried minced steak
- when do you eat bread?
- all throughout the meal
- what do you finish the meal with?
- cheese or fresh fruit, often both
- give an example of French cheese
- camembert
- what is la cantine?
- the school canteen
- what is the menu à prix fixe?
- the cheapest menu
- what is le menu du jour?
- a menu that varies every day
- what is un crôque monsieur?
- a toasted sandwich
- what is une assiette anglaise?
- a salad with cold meat
- what is le goûter?
- childrens' after-school snack
- what is le salon de thé?
- a tea shop where tea and small cakes are served
- what are les petits fours?
- small cakes
- what does going to a café for une boisson mean?
- to go for a drink
- what is un panaché?
- a shandy made of beer and lemonade
- give an example of a hot drink
- un chocolat chaud
- give an example of a cold drink
- un panaché
- who is le garçon?
- the waiter
- what are les plats preparés surgelés?
- frozen meals
- what is une boîte de conserves?
- a tin of vegetables
- name two common desserts in France
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un flan
une crème caramel - what is the average time the French take to prepare their meals and to eat them?
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1:45 to make
1:35 to eat - which three groups still prepare food?
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farmers
retired people
housewives at home - where do the three groups buy fresh fruit and veges?
- at local markets
- what drinks are popular as apéritifs in French homes?
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Martini
Cinzano
Whisky - what might the men be playing in the south while having their apéritifs?
- bouls
- what are the four main courses in a weekend lunch?
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une entrée
un plat principal avec légumes et salade
un plateau de fromages
un dessert - eg of entrée
- saumon fumé (smoked salmon)
- eg of plat principal
- gigot (roast leg of lamb)
- eg of légumes
- haricots verts (green beans)
- eg of fromages
- camembert
- eg of dessert
- charlotte aux fraises (a cake with sponge fingers around the edge and strawberry cream in the middle)
- eg of vins
- bordeaux rouge (claret)
- eg of digestifs
- cognac (brandy)
- what are les crudités?
- raw vegetables
- when do you eat the salad in France?
- after the main dish with bread
- what dessert may be eaten with guests?
- une tarte aux fruits
- specialty from Normandy
- sole normande (the sole is cooked in white wine with mussels, oysters and mushrooms, then served covered in a sauce thckened from these components)
- specialty from Brittany
- Crêpes (pancakes)
- specialty from Lorraine
- quiche lorraine (an open flan filled with eggs, cream and bacon)
- specialty from Alsace
- choucroute (pickled cabbage and various kinds of sausages, cooked in white sauce)
- specialty from Burgundy
- escargots de Bourgogne
- specialty from Dordogne
- truffes
- specialty from Languedoc
- cassoulet
- specialty from the Alps
- fondue
- specialty from provence and the south
- bouillabaisse
- what is un pourboire?
- extra tip when you are pleased with your meal
- why would you organise un repas d'affaires?
- it is a meal to soften potential clients
- what percentage of the French drink wine every day?
- 50%
- what is a vin de pays?
- country wine
- which wine is served at room temperature?
- red wine
- what does sec mean?
- dry
- what is rosé?
- pink
- when do you have un digestif?
- after the meal
- list 4 things which you find totally different from NZ relating to table settings and customs
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-forks and spoons are placed facedown
-table is covered with an oil cloth
-bread is placed on the tablecloth
-the same fork, spoon and knife is used for the entire meal