France has worked hard to achieve its revered worldwide reputation for fine dining. The country affords a wealth of food resources, extracted from both the land and sea. There is therefore an abundant larder provided through Mother Nature and this makes Food from France exceptionally popular all around the world.
Having said this, there are certain aspects of French cuisine that can be described as an acquired taste, at best. Escargot must fall within this categorisation and frogs legs is actually not a myth.
It is the delicate art of fusing different tastes and flavours together that ensures that French cooking stands on its own two feet. Herbs and spices do not tend to smack you in the face, like some Asian fayre and this means that it is generally acceptable to most pallets.
Then we have the world-famous French wines. This country has been producing red wines especially for many centuries now and is more than a little bit famous for a certain type of white: namely champagne. Of course.
Each year millions of Brits pack ferries across to their nearest neighbour in order to stack their boots high with French delicacies and numerous bottles of vin rouge. In fact, this is especially popular around Christmas time and this means that families can actually save a fortune of their festive tipple; even when you take the cost of the crossing into account.
