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41 Traditional French Recipes

Discover traditional French cuisine bringing you the best French foods, ensuring the taste of France is brought to your kitchen! Many dishes are thought of as classic French foods and are universally accepted as part of the national identity like the iconic Baguette, one of the most famous of breads.

Others are uniquely regional from a part of France, like Coq au Vin  or  Kugelhopf from Alsace in the west. In the south-west France borders with Spain and attracts many Spanish influences like the delicious Cassoulet.

Some classic recipes are a nightmare for anyone on a diet: Crème Brulée, Sweet Crepes, Croissants, Breton Flat Cake, Galette des Rois, Madeleines, Millefeuille, Mousse au Chocolat, Chocolate Soufflé, how cruel is that, putting chocolate into a "fluffy cloud!"  And then there is the plethora of French fruit desserts like the well-known Tarte Tatin. Enjoy them all!

  • A classic French Salade Auvergnate with potatoes, ham, cheese, and lettuce.
    Salade Auvergnate
  • French Mediterranean cuisine with Love French Food’s handpicked recipes collections.
    French Food Recipe Collections
  • Chicken breast with tarragon cream sauce and white rice on the side.
    Tarragon Chicken Recipe
  • Colorful ready to eat vegetable dish.
    What Is Ratatouille?
  • The top view of Pissaladiere a pizza like dish with a light brown onion topping with bits of green parsley and black olives scattered throughout.
    Pissaladière Is Good Eating
  • A large green platter holding a quiche with brown crust and golden yellow filling
    Classic Quiche Lorraine
  • Baguette loaves sliced and ready for butter.
    Crusty French Baguette Recipe
  • pan bagnat
    Pan Bagnat Sandwich
  • Brown bowl with muchrooms, snails and yellow cheese on top.
    Escargot Recipe In White Wine & Mushrooms
  • A yellow, and brown dish of potatoes and melted cheese.
    Truffade Recipe, Tasty & Easy
  • A bowl of white mashed potatoes surrounded by beige potatoes on a brown plaid tea towel.
    Pommes Aligot Mashed Potatoes With Cheese Recipe
  • Three cream puffs covered in buttercream icing in various flavors cherry, butterscotch, and chocolate.
    French Religieuse Cakes
  • A black grill called a raclette with various kinds of food cooking on it and around it in white dishes.
    Raclette Cheese Served Like Fondue
  • A white dinner plate with orange, beige, and dark brown meat with brown gravy, yellow potato chunks, and green parsley.
    Classic French Beef Bourguignon In Slow Cooker
  • Chicken pieces, mushrooms in cream sauce in a blue bowl.
    Chicken Fricassée Recipe
  • Black cast iron frying pan with chicken thighs in tomato sauce wth olives.
    Chicken Provençal With Olives, Tomatoes, & Wine
  • Brown chicken pieces with black olives and small red tomatoes with a light brown sauce.
    Mediterranean Style Chicken With Olives Recipe
  • White casserole dish with chicken, grapes, parsley in sauce.
    Heavenly Chicken With Grapes
  • Two thick brown pork sausages on a blue patterned dinner plate with cooked onion and yellow sliced apples and green parsley garnish.
    Warm And Welcoming Andouille Sausage Recipe
  • Croque Monsieur Recipe A Hot French Sandwich
  • A flat pastry cake with a shiny top on a wooden platter.
    Galette des Rois
  • A pizza like food made with bread dough, cheese, bacon, and onions, on a kitchen towel and table knife.
    Classic Tarte Flambée
  • Gratin-Savoyard
    Gratin Dauphinois A Creamy Bowl Of Passion
  • A light brown and yellow dish of cheese, potato, cream, and white wine.
    Tartiflette Recipe "Sticks It To Your Ribs"
  • coq-au-vin
    Sumptuous Coq Au Vin Recipe
  • bouillabass
    Bouillabaisse A Classic French Seafood Soup
  • Pommes Boulangére
    Simply Yummy Pommes Boulangére
  • pommes-anna
    Pommes Anna
  • Chicken In Wine Sauce
  • Small whole chicken on white plate with vegetables and sauce.
    Sumptuous Poussin Chicken
  • A plate of dark brown beef and beer stew with white potato wedges on the side with a pad of butter and green parsley on the side.
    Best Beef And Beer Stew
  • pot-au-feu
    Pot au Feu
  • Large red cast-iron pot filled with sausage, beans, bacon, covered with bread crumbs.
    Cassoulet Recipe
  • A white plate full of thin, golden, rolled pancakes called crepes with grated orange rind.
    Crepes Suzette With Orange Butter Sauce
  • pate brisee recipe
    The Best Paté Brisée Recipe
  • A white soup bowl filled with dark onion soup that has two slices of French bread covered in white melted cheese floating on top.
    Classic French Onion Soup Recipe
  • Sliced duck breast meat covered in cherries and red sauce on a white plate with salad on the side.
    Duck Breast With Cherry Sauce
  • Pink slices of duck breast with golden brown skin covered in a slightly orange sauce.
    Orange Sauce Duck Recipe
  • yule log recipe
    A Delicious Christmas Yule Log Recipe
  • Chestnut cake with dark layers of cake with creamy chestnut filling covered in chocolate glaze icing on white surface.
    Chestnut Cake Recipe
  • Two white bowls one with dark shellfish, the other with brown potato sticks on a red gingham table cloth with green plant garnish.
    Belgium Influence Moules Frites
  • Stack of white mashed potatoes with two slices of light brown liver pate in-between and on top with garnishes of brown star shaped croutons, green parsley, and red berries.
    Foie Gras Potato Stacks A Divine Delicacy

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  • A whole roasted goose, different shades of brown surrounded by red apples, and green herbs.
    Roast Goose Recipe With Apples
  • Large golden brown leg of lamb in roaster surrounded by green, pinkish, and orange vegetables.
    Succulent Roast Leg Of Lamb
  • A white dinner plate with orange, beige, and dark brown meat with brown gravy, yellow potato chunks, and green parsley.
    Classic French Beef Bourguignon In Slow Cooker
  • Baked duck with care to create crispy skin.
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  • Chestnut cake with dark layers of cake with creamy chestnut filling covered in chocolate glaze icing on white surface.
    Chestnut Cake Recipe
  • Kugelhopf cakes contain dried fruit and nuts but some are savoury and contain bacon and herbs.
    Kugelhopf Recipe
  • yule log recipe
    A Delicious Christmas Yule Log Recipe
  • Rich dark chocolate mousse in a bowl with a dollop of white whipped cream on top.
    French Chocolate Mousse Recipe

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