Bonjur! Learning
a new language in 3 hours is as difficult as it sounds. The French language and
culture seminar was equally enlightening and confusing. I learned how to say
colors, dates, numbers, certain foods, and hours in French. I also learned
about English words that are French such as Fiancé, menu, entrepreneur, encore,
and café. As much as I learned, I still don’t feel very confident with the
French language. For example, when we got into the greetings, I was very
confused on what to say or how to pronounce certain words. The one thing that
stood out to me during the seminar was the French food, or les repas.
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| Escargot Wikimedia Commons: J. Patrick Fischer |
I love food! To me, food is a way of
experiencing another culture through taste so when we began talking about food,
my curiosity ignited almost immediately. There are 4 courses, breakfast, snack,
lunch, dinner or le petit dejeuner, le gouter, le dejeuner, and le diner. Each one
of these courses consists of its own meals. The French cuisine that I am
dead-set on trying is Escargot. I
guess you can say eating snails is at the top of my French food bucket list. My
favorite French delicacy is Foie Gras which is stuffed duck liver. Foie Gras is
delicious when it’s spread on bread.
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| Mille Feuille Wikimedia Commons: Zantastik |
Now, let’s get into the delicious,
intoxicating, French desserts. The one French dessert that sounds too good to
miss out on is Mille Feuille also
known as Napoleon. This dessert is a 3 layer pastry filled with whipped cream.
Coated with sugar, this dessert is guaranteed to put you in your “happy place”.
Imagine being able to walk to an authentic French restaurant in Paris and
ordering these mouthwatering meals. The possibility of fulfilling my wildest
food fantasies in the heart of France is incredibly exciting. I would love to
research more about French delicacies but what do you guys know about famous
French foods?
~DeRael
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