La gastronomía de Francia está considerada como una de las más importantes del mundo. Está caracterizada por su variedad, fruto de la diversidad regional francesa, tanto cultural como de materias primas, pero también por su refinamiento. Su influencia se deja sentir en casi todas las cocinas del mundo occidental, que han ido incorporando a sus bases conocimientos técnicos de la cocina francesa. Varios chefs franceses tienen una gran reputación internacional, como es el caso de Taillevent, La Varenne, Carême, Escoffier, Ducasse o Bocuse.Está ahora incluida, junto con la gastronomía de México, en la lista del Patrimonio Cultural Inmaterial de la Humanidad, desde el 16 de noviembre de 2010.

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French cuisine consists of the cooking traditions and practices from France. In the 14th century Guillaume Tirel, a court chef known as "Taillevent", wrote Le Viandier, one of the earliest recipe collections of medieval France. During that time, French cuisine was heavily influenced by Italian cuisine. In the 17th century, chefs François Pierre La Varenne and Marie-Antoine Carême spearheaded movements that shifted French cooking away from its foreign influences and developed France's own indigenous style. Cheese and wine are a major part of the cuisine, playing different roles regionally and nationally, with many variations and appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) (regulated appellation) laws. French cuisine was codified in the 20th century by Auguste Escoffier to become the modern haute cuisine; Escoffier, however, left out much of the local culinary character to be found in the regions of France and was considered difficult to execute by home cooks. Gastro-tourism and the Guide Michelin helped to acquaint people with the rich bourgeois and peasant cuisine of the French countryside starting in the 20th century. Gascon cuisine has also had great influence over the cuisine in the southwest of France. Many dishes that were once regional have proliferated in variations across the country. Knowledge of French cooking has contributed significantly to Western cuisines and its criteria are used widely in Western cookery school boards and culinary education. In November 2010, French gastronomy was added by the UNESCO to its lists of the world's "intangible cultural heritage".

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