Since ancient times, food festivals are a major event of human activities in human history, as long as there are people, as long as there are countries with food, food festivals have been held, even if there is no such name, there is also this form, such as a New Year's event, most of the time will be in the form of festivals, bringing together a certain region or some regions of food for exhibition and sales, in order to stimulate the development of local economy, or promote folk culture, food in this activity to promote the role of the promotion of the role of inseparable.

Food festivals are part of the cultural life of many places, and their existence is also very diverse, food festivals can exist independently, the whole venue is only for food exhibitions, but also can be held in combination with other events, such as the Oktoberfest in Germany, which is known as one of the largest festivals in the world, attracting more than 7 million tourists every year, drinking more than 6 million liters of beer!

The Germans that everyone has the impression of are actually so hospitable. Every year, the 16-day Oktoberfest is held in a large tent with a capacity of tens of thousands of seats on the Teresa Square, providing visitors with beer and German food, and outside the tent there are amusement facilities such as Ferris wheels, and the venue is interspersed with parades and folk activities dressed in medieval costumes, so that food and beer can meet and collide with the spark of taste buds.

Or go shopping in the flower street or guess the lantern riddles, the Dafan temple fair celebration, absolutely indispensable to the shadow of food, the two are held together, not only set off the atmosphere, but also more colorful, because in the process of the food festival, the convergence is more characteristic food. There are a lot of them, so they will arouse the interest of many people.

According to the different forms of holding, there are many names of food festivals, such as snack festivals, snack fairs, food fairs, temple fairs, special snack festivals, snack tours, and cooking exhibitions. Wait a minute. There may also be some related events during the festival. Such as performances, parades, evaluations, displays, etc.

Similar food festivals are held all over the world. Due to the Chinese cuisine production process. Regional dietary differences. Chinese food festivals are held more frequently and on a larger scale. The popularity is also stronger.

The food festival is a gathering of people's concentrated consumption, and the successful food festival has a certain effect on activating the local economy and enhancing the image of the city.

In Paris, where the world's top fashion elements are gathered, there is no substitute for the top restaurants born under the crowd, but all those who can participate in this food festival are household names and popular restaurants, many of which have won Michelin stars.

The neon lights on the street could not hide the enthusiastic stove fire, I never thought that the French, who are known for their elegance, are so wild when they cook, a chef holding a Chinese pot waved his left hand, and the bottom of the pot was stuck on the stove and the iron frame rubbed violently, and in an instant, a two-meter-high red flame soared into the sky, causing the people around to applaud.

Sikong Yao once again sighed at the magic of Chinese cuisine, a kitchen knife and a pot, frying, stewing, stir-frying, and frying, which is really touching the wisdom of the older generation of ancestors in China for 5,000 years.

Each country has its own favorite tastes, and it is not a simple matter to make people accept the flavors of other countries' cuisines, but all Chinese cuisine that goes abroad probably needs to be adjusted, or the taste is adjusted, or the oil temperature is degraded, all of which lose the original expressive taste.

So no matter how hard the chef dances, even if the fire burns through the sky and falls, Sikong Yao will only hide to the side, and will never have the idea of wanting to taste it, so Sikong Yao can't be interested in it, after all, if you want to eat authentic Chinese food, and when you return to China after this trip, there is a chance to enjoy, rather than taste the authentic Chinese food, it is better to see and see authentic French food.

In addition to the ingredients, the attention to the heat, the combination of dishes, the freshness of the ingredients, and the diversified dishes and cooking methods that have evolved in different regions, French cuisine can be said to be more delicate, rational and artistic than other Western cuisines.

The French also particularly pursue the mood of the meal, such as exquisite tableware, faint candlelight, elegant environment, etc. The larger restaurants are mostly richly furnished. Some shops still have luxurious furniture from the 16th century Louis XIV period, exquisite silver tableware, crystal cups and other expensive and ornate tableware. There are also restaurants that specialize in art collections. The famous paintings on the walls are real treasures. It is by no means a far-fetched general art painting that decorates the façade. Some restaurants also put their hobby of collecting to share with their customers, and if the history of the hotel is short, they can also find a way to fill it with all kinds of flowers. It blends in with the delicious taste.

French cuisine has the characteristics of a wide selection of ingredients, fresh materials, beautiful plating, and a wide variety of dishes. The dishes are generally raw, and there is also the habit of eating lettuce. In terms of seasoning, the wine is heavier, and the raw materials are used with what wine. Their taste is fat, tender and spicy. Pork, beef, mutton, chicken, fish, shrimp, eggs and all kinds of braised sausages, vegetarian dishes, and fruits are their favorite foods, especially pineapples, so Sikong Yao also found that there is a stall where the pineapple shells are stacked like a mountain, take a closer look, you will know that it is a pineapple rice in Southeast Asian style, take out the meat in a pineapple, take the husk as a dish, and cover the pineapple flesh with the ingredients after frying the rice, sweet and sour, the taste is attractive, and the pineapple flesh taken out before can also be used as a fruit snack, which is really fascinating, Just by looking at the discarded shells that are as tall as a mountain, you should know how much the French love this pineapple rice.

In Sikong Yao's eyes, the French love for pineapple rice is probably no less than the British love for fish and chips.

But she still couldn't get interested, not that the dishes weren't good, but that French food that would satisfy her hadn't come out yet.

The most representative of Western cuisine are the well-known French cuisine and Italian cuisine, both of which are famous because Italian cuisine makes good use of herbs, while French cuisine is good at wine, highlighting the respective flavors of the dishes and adding their color, aroma and taste, which are generally liked by people.

Therefore, in order to find a popular and distinctive French dish, a Western chef must know how to use different kinds of foreign wine and herbs in cooking, so if you look for the aroma of the wine, you will definitely be able to find authentic French cuisine.

There are certain rules for the pairing of foreign wine and dishes, which are the summary of people's long-term practical experience in eating life, and it follows a simple truth: the pairing of wine and dishes should be equal in flavor, symmetrical and harmonious, and be acceptable and welcomed by the inclusion.

Specifically, wines with light colors and aromas should be combined with dishes with cold tones, elegant aromas and pure tastes; Aromatic wines should be combined with dishes with hot tones, aromas and mixed flavors. Generally speaking, baijiu is often used to prepare seafood or white meat dishes, while red wine is a traditional accompaniment to beef, red meat, and game. Dry and sour liquor is used for salty food, sweet liquor is used for sweets, and strong aromatic liquor is used for spicy food. When it is difficult to determine the format of the dish, neutral liquor is chosen.

As the first course of appetizers, the dish paired with sour wine is of course the first choice, and white grapes are the best choice here, with some light or refreshing dishes, it must be an excellent enjoyment.

As soon as Sikong Yao opened his eyes, the delicacy that broke into his nose was it, puff pastry onion soup.

Puff pastry onion soup is a typical appetizer soup in Western food, and onions are never used to make soup in Chinese food, but after adding Western-style seasonings, the thick onion will become fresh and fragrant.

In Chinese cuisine, onions are mostly unpopular, but onions are the most common vegetables in Western food.

When it comes to Western food, we have to mention onions, Western countries praise onions as "roses in the roots", and some countries with short summers and long winters, and insufficient sunshine, have very few fresh seasonal vegetables and fruits, and it is difficult to store, especially in the long winter, potatoes, carrots, onions, and cabbage are known as the "four kings" on the table, accompanying thousands of families to survive the cold.

Once the onions disappear in the kitchen, eating in the West will no longer be a pleasure. Whether it's a main course, a side dish, an appetizer, a staple dish, a dessert or a soup, we can always easily find the shadow of the onion, which was used by the ancient Egyptians as a sacred offering to the gods 5,000 years ago, and the building pyramids also used onions as a supplement to replenish physical strength. Yellow onions are not as spicy as purple onions, they should be slightly sweeter to eat, and the meat should be thicker, and yellow onions are more suitable for cold dishes, which are not spicy and sweet.

Maybe you can use some onions to enhance the flavor when you barbecue, or pour some into the stir-fry at the same time to add color, and you may occasionally see the shadow of onions in Chinese cuisine, but if it is made into soup, I am afraid that people will be afraid to avoid it.

But if you are a person who knows a little about eating, you can know what the puff pastry onion soup is all about, and now Sikong Yao, who is a third-level gourmet, will not let go of this great opportunity! (To be continued......)