10 Foods Invented in Paris
Paris is the food capital of the world — but how many iconic French dishes were actually invented there? We investigate the surprising, disputed, and sometimes accidental origins of 10 classic Parisian foods. From the croissant’s Austrian roots to a recipe created by a Post-Impressionist painter to a labor law that shaped the baguette. Nothing is what it seems.
Dish Decoded breaks down the real history behind the food Paris made famous.
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"Les Halles" is pronounced more or less "Lay-AL."
THESE FOODS WERE INVENTED IN PARIS , FRANCE :
@00:55 : CROISSANT PASTRY
@02:15 : CREME BRULEE
@03:25 : FRENCH ONION SOUP
@04:40 : BAGUETTE BREAD
@05:57 : MACARON
@07:17 : MOUSSE AU CHOCOLAT
@08:28 : CREPES SUZETTE
@09:47 : PROFITEROLES
@10:55 : BEEF BOURGUIGNON
@12:15 : CHARLOTTE CAKE
ARE FRENCH FRIES REALLY FRENCH ?
IS FRENCH TOAST REALLY FRENCH ?
The origin of choux pastry dates back to the 18th century, not 16th. It appears in the works of Jean Avice, pastry chef of Talleyrand, and Antonin Carême.
A legend attributes its invention to an Italian pastry chef named Pantanelli (or Penterelli), part of the suite of Queen Catherine de Medici. This legend is obviously false since no Italian cook was listed at the court of France during the reign of Catherine de Médicis. This story is part of the so-called Italian myth in French cuisine.
As for the profiteroles as we know them today, they appeared in the 19th century.
Not,two austrian pastries invented the modern croissant..never of that dishes born in france ,a part 2 dishes..maybe,As always, history is manipulated by the winners…and it's always false…obviously in America you echo it…
The real lesson of this video: France is the nation built on cultural appropriation, not the United States.
I think you could make ten episodes with Paris 😁
why is this same voice in several channels?
use your original voice
Make Turkiye, how much of there's is original
Could have done your homework to get french pronunciation correct -Croissant for example, but then again AI is no linguist.
I think many of the dishes in video got associated with French cuisine because of one man: Auguste Escoffier. He helped codify modern French cuisine with the landmark (and massive) book Le Guide Culinaire , and many of the dished ended up in that book.
First quote out of the gate – “ . . . they perfected it.” Bingo. And that’s what happened to most of these foods. Who cares if they’re really French or not? Enjoy eating it or not.
Wow simple recipe with lots of history,but it's looks elegant and delicious thank you for sharing❤
French Food Over Rated ! Much of their food isn’t there’s
There is another story about the origin of the baguette: the original bread required a knife to cut, to reduce violence, the government wanted a bread that could be torn with hands
I imagine escargot and cold Vissysuoir (can't spell it but love it) probably came from the peasantry as well
the baguette law impeded a move toward industrial bakeries and was intended to promote fresh daily baked local bread, im grateful
1- So Parisian bakers ate a Kipferl… Then completely reinvented it (your own words)… But it is still not French? How?
2- So, again, according to you, the name AND the recipe that is known worldwide is the French one?
5- Macarons have been around for a long time in France. Not in Paris, but mostly in the east. Cromery monastery apparently did an early version in 971. On top of that the actual version is, as you said (again!) a Ladurée creation. So, what isn't French in that?
6- Making mousse with just about everything is just what chefs do, because who want to waste the egg whites? This is ridiculous. And I never heard French people claiming it.
8- So, Italian patissiers used chou pastries… And then Pierre Antonin Carême invented the actual dessert. Yes, we wouldn't have profiteroles without chou, but chou isn't profiteroles on it's own.
9- You know France is not Paris, right? Bourgogne IS in France.
The point that it only got famous because julia Child… Ah, yes… Before the Americans knew, it was only a little something no one had heard about. Sure.
So, in short, you're talking s**t. French cuisine isn't only PR, you dunce.
This guy is full of sh1t. The macaron is very French, it was invented in France by Claude Gerbet. The Catherine de Medici story is pure fiction and has been thoroughly debunked. I skipped the rest of the video. You can't make historical videos and insert your own version of history based on prejudice or ignorance.