What are the commonalities of food folklore in European countries?

French people have a high artistic taste in food. There are countless famous French dishes, among which foie gras, seafood, snails and cheese are the most familiar. There are many kinds of restaurants and restaurants in France, which are rich and frugal. There are magnificent traditional French restaurants, restaurants with local characteristics, open-air cafes and various tea rooms, and so on. This is a gourmet paradise. Usually, restaurants will post menu cards outside the door for customers' reference, and the list price already includes 15% service charge. Most restaurants offer fixed menus or desserts for customers to choose from. Packages usually include appetizers, main courses and desserts, while casual meals allow customers to choose food types according to their own preferences, and the price of casual meals is more expensive than the package.

Italy

Italian dinner-the originator of western food

During the Roman Empire, Italy was the political, economic and cultural center of Europe. Although Italy fell behind later, it is the ancestor of western cooking, which can be compared with France and Britain.

Italian food is characterized by its original flavor and rich flavor. Cooking pays attention to frying and smoking, and is good at frying, frying, frying and stewing.

Italians like spaghetti and eat it in many ways. Its noodles are very unique. There are at least dozens of noodles with different shapes, colors and tastes, such as letter-shaped, shell-shaped, solid noodles and macaroni strips. Italians also like to eat Italian wonton and Italian jiaozi.

Famous Italian dishes include: macaroni and vegetable soup, local wonton, macaroni and cheese, macaroni with minced meat, pizza and so on.

Wine: Red wine, the most famous Italian wine in the world, was born in Florence. The classic red wine with black-bone chicken logo is made from grapes in the ancient vineyard between Florence and Siena. In addition, there are five top Italian D.O.C.G wines in Tuscany, which is a place that wine lovers yearn for. In addition, liquor is also very suitable for modern people's tastes.

Spain

Diet is undoubtedly one of the most attractive characteristic cultures in Spain, which enjoys a high reputation in the world, both in quality and variety. Traditional Spanish cooking often uses vegetable oil based on olive oil and animal fat based on lard, and uses various fruits and vegetables imported from Arabia and potatoes and tomatoes imported from the New World of America as ingredients.

Northern diet

The northern part of Spain is wet and rainy. The diet is not only delicious, but also rich in fish, seafood and meat. The diet in Basque area is mainly traditional family cooking, with obvious seasonal changes. "marmitako" (cooked with potatoes and bonito) and "txangurro" (made with clam meat and pointed crab) are the most distinctive local dishes.

Mediterranean gourmet

Mediterranean cuisine, together with the famous Mediterranean nutrition diet, is based on health. Wheat, olives and wine are the main raw materials for Mediterranean cooking. Other ingredients are: rice and beans, garlic and vegetables, cheese and yogurt, fish, meat, eggs and fruit. There are many kinds of Mediterranean dishes, and the diet in the Mediterranean region of Spain also has its own characteristics.

Highland gourmet

The diet in the central plateau of Spain is closely related to the local climatic conditions. Castilla and Leon are rich in beans, such as "alubias" kidney beans, ""garbanzos "chickpeas and" lentejas "lentils. In terms of pork, Iberian pork, which feeds on acorns and chestnuts, is of excellent quality and delicious taste. Botillo, morcilla and cantimpalo sausages are produced in the mountainous areas of Leon, burgos and segovia, and are the main specialties in this area. Delicious roast mutton and roast suckling pig, trout and cod, and various cheeses made from goat's milk and milk are the most representative special foods. In terms of sweets and cakes, desserts "yemas" and soft cakes "hojaldres" made of egg yolk still retain the traditional flavor of Arabia.

Southern dishes

The diet of the South or Andalusia is inspired by the multi-culture that gave birth to its cooking tradition. In this land, tourists can taste a variety of special foods such as rural cuisine, rural cuisine and Mediterranean cooking in coastal areas. Among the special foods in southern Spain, there are arabinose and cakes. In addition, dishes with pork and ham as the main raw materials are also very popular, especially during the annual slaughter festival celebration (Matanza, held in late autumn, when families gather in the slaughterhouse to help slaughter one or two pigs). Various cold Andalusian soups ("Spanish cold dish soup", made of diced tomatoes, diced cucumbers, diced green peppers, olive oil, grape vinegar and garlic, and usually a small amount of diced toast) and other soups, small fried fish ("fried fish") and stews are representative dishes in southern cuisine, with a long and firm cultural tradition.

Spanish wine

As a basic element, wine plays an important role in the diet structure of various regions in Spain. At that time, the ancient Romans brought grape cultivation and wine-making technology to Spain, and now Spain has become one of the largest wine producers in the world. With strict management and 60 official wine producing areas all over the country, the quality of Spanish wine has won wide acclaim in the world.

Austria

A country's cultural and historical background affects its food culture, and Austria is no exception. Austrian aristocrats and farmers have their own characteristics in cooking. Austria-Hungary is a multi-ethnic country, and this great ethnic integration is also reflected in Austria's food culture. For example, Vienna fried steak comes from Milan; Stewed beef originated in Hungary; There are also great differences in different regions of a country, which is reflected in the Austrian cooking style. Each state has its own flavor and characteristics.

Drinks

Austria is the hometown of wine, especially white wine. In addition to wine, Austrian beer can not be ignored, and it is a traditional drink in Austria. Austria's annual beer consumption is no less than Germany, a big beer country. The quality of mineral water and shochu in Austria is quite good.

The main wine producing areas are Lower Austria, Burgenland, Stail Mark and Vienna. White wines include Grüner Veltliner, Riesling, Welschriesling, Weissburgunder and Chardonnay. Red wines are: Blauzweigelt Gaerthe and Blue Francisch (Blaufr? Nkisch). Particularly precious wines are wines made from grapes that are naturally air-dried on trees or frosted after natural air-drying, such as late autumn wines (Sp? Tilson), dry berry wine (Trockenbeerenauslese) and ice wine (Eiswein). They have high sugar content and rich fragrance, and are especially suitable for China people's tastes.

Austria produces more than 360 kinds of beer, and some restaurants serve homemade beer. You can even visit the whole process of beer brewing. When ordering beer in a restaurant, the waiter will ask you whether you want "kleines Bier" or "Seidl" (0.3 liters for a small beer) or "Halbe" or "Krügel" (0.5 liters for a large beer).

Austrian shochu is brewed with fruit, and the white wine distilled with fruit paddles is rich in fruit aroma, and the alcohol content does not exceed 40%. There are pears (Birnen), apples (Apfeln), plums (Zwetschgen) and apricot shochu (Marillen). Apricot shochu is called "Maotai" in Austria.

Belgium

Belgium is a gourmet kingdom, second only to France in Europe, and is most famous for all kinds of seafood and shellfish. Its abundant mussels are fat and delicious, and among various cooking methods, steamed mussels with white wine can best taste its delicious original flavor. There are many kinds of Belgian dishes, and more than 40 kinds of fish can be caught in Flanders. Beihai tomato grey shrimp is a unique delicacy in Flanders and has been appreciated by many foreigners. Flounder, a flat fish with hard meat, is also very popular.

Mussels cooked in white wine are delicious and juicy, and French fries are fried just right. There are more than 350 kinds of beer, among which lambic and Trappist are the most famous.

When you come to Belgium, you must also taste the Flemish-style Lusheng, the Brabyn-style pheasant, Ghent's chicken soup, Billy's shredded cheese and roasted lettuce, which are deeply loved by people. Chevrolet stewed fish with vegetables, rabbit meat with Ardennes highland sour plum sauce, game and cranberries. People who like desserts can taste a variety of cakes, waffles and chocolates (about 400 kinds) with Belgian unique flavors, represented by almond flavor.

Many dishes are made with beer. Beer is a drink invented by a Belgian monastery. Now there are more than 300 kinds, colorful and appetizing. Belgians like to taste beer with a piece of cheese (there are 85 kinds of Belgian cheese).

Finland

The uniqueness of Finnish cuisine lies in the choice of ingredients and materials for its dishes. Many ingredients of Finnish cuisine come from Finland's rich mountain Yuan Ye resources. In this land full of forests and lakes, there are mouth-watering berries, fresh mushrooms and live game everywhere. These raw materials are fresh and pollution-free, especially in line with the modern diet trend that emphasizes purity and health. The eating habits of tourists in China pay special attention to sweetness, and authentic dishes in Finland are close to this preference; There is Lapland in the north, where the cold weather lasts for a long time, so its cooking features are mostly colorful, just like our Beijing cuisine or northern cuisine, which objectively caters to the tastes of China tourists. Generally speaking, the food structure in Finland is mainly meat, fish and rabbit meat, and beef and pork are the main meats. Tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots and cabbages are the most common vegetables, while milk and cheese are the main non-staple foods. The most famous game in Finland is reindeer. If tourists are lucky, they can also taste the bear meat dishes that are becoming more and more common in traditional restaurants.

Finland is known as the "country of thousands of lakes", with a long and winding coastline and abundant fish supply. Among them, salmon, Baltic herring, salmon and fresh water cod are all delicious, which is a paradise for fish lovers. Processing methods include smoking, open flame roasting, steaming and roasting. People in China like to drink soup, which is roughly the same as that in Finland. Sweet and delicious salmon soup is the first choice for tourists before meals. In winter, people cook thick soup with the fattest fresh water cod, which is also the king of fish soup. In addition, there are Finnish caviar (you need to add yogurt and minced onion when eating), wild mushrooms in autumn, tender cheese and so on. , are very attractive food. Many countries in Europe produce wine, but few use berries to make wine. Finland is unique in this respect. It can satisfy China people's curiosity about new things, and it is a wonderful choice as a special gift.