By Foren Clark, CNN (CNN) — The roots of French cooking run deep. The foundations of the country’s culinary empire were laid as early as the mid-1600s when chef François Pierre La Varenne ...

With that in mind, we love you, French onion soup -- first up on this delectable list. In the U.S., this dish has been a popular menu item since the 1940s. Americans love the flavors of French ...

perhaps the most famous is the quiche Lorraine, hailing from the French Lorraine region, on the border between France and ...

Inspired by famous French chef Alexandre Dumaine's signature dish, called jambon à la morvandelle, Julia Child developed this recipe for mushroom and Madeira-basted ham, which she called one of ...

In addition to the red wine and beef, it also features pearl onions, mushrooms, and pancetta — all typical of the famous French dish. But there are important deviations: Beef bourguignon often ...