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French cuisine: Quick Facts

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Also Known As French cooking • French gastronomy

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Baked ratatouille arranged in a circular pattern with sliced tomatoes, eggplant, and zucchini in a white scalloped casserole dish.
Charcuterie board with assorted cheeses, cured meats, crackers, grapes, olives, nuts, and a jar of jam, with two glasses of red wine on a wooden table.
Flat iron steak with sliced onions, garlic, and rosemary sealed in a clear plastic bag, suspended in a water bath for sous vide cooking, with an immersion circulator on the right.
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Julia Child
Julia Child
American cook, author, and television personality
Auguste Escoffier
Auguste Escoffier
French chef