Normandy & Northern French Regions

Your recipe guide to the regions of the northern provinces of France: Brittany, Normandy, Champagne, Paris, Orleans, Alsace-Lorraine, Burgundy and the France-Compte.

French cuisine is not a monolithic whole, but rather a mosaic of a hundred hues. each region of France sparkles with its own distinctive cuisine of its peoples, leveraging fresh local ingredients.

The influence of French cuisine has not been strictly export either, but instead a bustling exchange of ideas and ingredients with neighboring countries, one-time invaders as well as former colonies of a French Empire that once reached into five continents, from Indo-China to Morrocco to the French West Indies.

Here is a culinary sampling of Northern France's regions.

(see also the Food of Southern French Regions including Provence)

Alsace - Lorraine

• Quiche Lorraine and variations on basic quiche
• Spinach-Mushroom Quiche

Brittany

• Overview of Breton Cuisine

Champagne

• Selecting, Storing and Enjoying Genuine Champagne
• Champagne Compared to Other Sparkling Wines

Dijon - Burgundy

• Overview of Burgundy Cuisine
• Burgundian Beef Stew: Boeuf Bourguignon
• Chicken (or Pork Chops) in a Creamy Dijon-Mushroom Sauce
• Honey-Mustard Chicken
• Easy, Stovetop Coq au Vin
• Dijon Pork Chops
• Gougere: Savory Cheese Pastry
• Rack of Lamb with a Dijon-Breadcrumb Crust

Franche-Compte Region (Swiss Border)

• Overview of Franche-Compte Cuisine

Loire Valley

• Overview of the Wines and Cuisine along the Loire River

Normandy

• Overview of the Cuisine of Normandy
• Crêpes Normande with Apples and Calvados
• Steamed Mussels a la Normande
• French Toast with Fried Apples
• Classic French Apple Gallette
• Festivals in Rouen and Bayeaux: Normandy Festivals

Paris

• Croque Monsieur et Madames
• Crêpes Suzette
• Brandied Chicken Liver Pate
• Creme Brulee
• Chocolate Creme Brulee with Hazelnut Biscuits
• Creamy Garlic Mushroom Starter

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