France-5 (French Food)

Two years ago, I talked about French food on my language learning blog

Eating French – A Linguistic Introduction for EFL Students

When you travel in France, you can save a lot of money AND enjoy yourself by visiting five different food shops (or food sections in a supermarket). Have a picnic! Buy some fresh food in these shops:

1-charcuterie (A store that sells prepared, ready-to-eat meat products, such as cooked ham)

Charcuterie in Paris, CC BY-NC-SA,  cbertel, www DOT flickr DOT com SLASH photos SLASH 29323477 AT N04 SLASH 5418483692 SLASH 

2-fromagerie (A cheese shop or a cheese factory)

Interrogation surprise, CC BY-NC-SA  dadavidov, www DOT flickr DOT com SLASH photos SLASH 56362165 AT N00 SLASH 5273444555 SLASH 

Cheese Factory, CC BY-SA  Vinicius Pinheiro, www DOT flickr DOT com SLASH photos SLASH 14322520 AT N00 SLASH 4320256917 SLASH 

3-boulangerie (a bread store; some also make pastry, but this is not their specialty). Notice the different types of bread. This is also a good place to buy croissants for breakfast.

Du pain, CC BY-NC-SA Julia Jansen, www DOT flickr DOT com SLASH photos SLASH 40646435 AT N00 SLASH 35924874 SLASH 

4-patisserie (A French pastry shop). Notice how most of the pastries are not dry: they are made with pastry cream.

Patisserie, CC BY-NC-ND jypsygen, www DOT flickr DOT com SLASH photos SLASH 79538062 AT N00 SLASH 3597803535 SLASH 

5-creperie: a place to enjoy French-style Thin Pancakes