Comparing French and Italian Cooking

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Comparing French and Italian Cooking
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Introduction
The reason I chose this topic is because I want
to know where to learn to cook when or if I
become a chef.
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Questions About French Cooking
Do the
French use
sugar more
than the
Italians
Do
Do
the French
the
drink hot
French
chocolate
stay
for
French
healthy by
breakfast
Food
eating so
much
butter
what
spices
are in
French
Food
do the
french
eat corn
what
fruits
do the
french
like
the
most
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Questions About Italian Cooking
Did the
Italians
Did the Italians
invent pasta?
invent
Cheesecake?
Do
the
Italians
have
sugar for
Dessert?
What
spices
are in
Italian
Food?
Do
Italians eat
as much
chocolate as
Italian food
the French
do?
Did the
Italians
invent

the
idea of
Pizza?
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My Favorite Questions

• Did Italians invent pasta or pizza?
• What spices are used in Italian and French
  cooking?
• Why do the French stay healthy if they eat so
  much butter?
• Why is Italian cuisine healthy?

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To Answer These Questions

• I read 4 books on French and Italian cooking.
• I visited many cooking websites.
• I watched one video on garlic.
• I interviewed 2 professional chefs.

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Introducing Charlene

• Charlene owns New Sammys Bistro and knows a lot
  about French cooking. Charlene says
• Italian food can be eaten every day but French
  food is too heavy to eat daily.
• The French add ingredients to foods, the Italians
  bring out the flavor of one ingredient.
• The most common ingredients in french cooking
  are cream, butter, and potatoes.
• The most common ingredients in Italian cooking
  are olive oil and very fresh vegetables.

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Introducing Marco

• Marco is the chef at Il Giardino restaurant. He
  is from Italy and has cooked for 22 years.
• Marco says
• French and Italian cooks use similar ingredients.
• French and Italian foods are prepared
  differently.
• The most common ingredients in Italian cooking
  are olive oil, tomatoes, eggplant, basil, and
  very fresh vegetables.
• Italian dessert is usually fresh fruit, but Marco
  likes nutella a chocolate hazelnut spread which
  I will let you taste after the presentation.

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Interesting Things I Learned

• The Romans invented the tradition of cereal for
  breakfast.
• Italian cuisine has simplicity as its main idea.
• Pasta was invented in Arabia, but Italians
  perfected pasta.
• Excess is always a fault means too much of one
  ingredient is bad according to the French.
• French cuisine uses more dairy than Italian
  cuisine.

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Main Ingredients in French cooking
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Notes

• Thirty percent of Americans are obese, but only
  eight percent of French people are.
• The Italians usually eat fresh fruit instead of
  cookies and pastries, unlike the Americans.
• Olive oil, tomatoes, and garlic all help prevent
  cancer.
• The Greeks were the first to use bread as a
  plate.
• The French think of cooking as such a fine art
  that even flowers interfere with the smell of the
  food.
• In the 19th century a pasta factory offered up to
  200 different shapes of pasta.

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Conclusions

• I think French and Italian cuisine is healthier
  than American cuisine.
• I was inspired to try new foods.
• Now I am more excited about cooking.

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Glossary
1.Chives-a member of the onion family whose thin,
green stocks are chopped and used to garnish
various dishes. 2.Cuisine-the manner of
preparing food. 3.Excess-too much. 4.Garlic-strong
-smelling bulb made up of small sections called
cloves. 5.Haught Cuisine-the preparation of food
by highly skilled chefs.


1.Chives - a member of the onion family used to
garnish various dishes. 2.Cuisine - the manner
of preparing food.3.Haute Cuisine - the
preparation of food by highly skilled chefs.
4.L'exces en tout est defaut-excess is always a
fault.5.Saute - to fry quickly over high heat in
oil.
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Questions?