【欧洲·法国】法国美食大餐 The gastronomic meal of the French（2010年）

法国美食大餐伴随着个人或群体生活的重要时刻，是庆祝各种活动如出生、结婚、生日、纪念日、庆功和团聚中的一项实用的社会风俗。节日盛宴是将人们聚集在一起，共享良酒美食艺术的大好机会。法式美食大餐所注重的是人与人之间的亲密和睦，味觉上的美好体验，以及人与自然间的平衡。法国美食的重要元素包括从不断增长的食谱中精挑菜肴；采购质优的原料和产品，而且最好都是当地的，这样其风味可以相融；食物与酒的搭配；餐桌布置的格调；以及消费过程中的某些具体行为，如闻、品餐桌上的美食佳肴。法国美食遵循一些固定的程序，首先是开胃酒（饭前饮料），接着要连续最少上四道菜，第一道是前菜，第二道是配上蔬菜的鱼或肉，第三道是奶酪，第四道是甜点，结束的时候喝烈性酒。那些可以被称作美食家的人拥有深厚的传统知识，并通过对这些仪式的观察将其保存在记忆之中，从而促进传统的口头和/或书面传承，特别是面向年轻一代的传承。法国美食把家人和朋友更加紧密联系在一起，从更普遍的意义上说，加强了社会联系。

The French gourmet meal, accompanied by an important moment in the lives of individuals or groups, is a practical social custom in the celebration of events such as birth, marriage, birthdays, anniversaries, celebrations and reunions. The festive feast is a great opportunity to bring people together and share the art of good wine and food. The French gourmet meal focuses on the intimacy of people, the wonderful experience of taste, and the balance between man and nature. Important elements of French cuisine include the selection of dishes from growing recipes, the procurement of high quality raw materials and products, and preferably local ones, so that their flavours can be blended, the mix of food and wine, the style of the table layout, and certain specific behaviors in the consumption process, such as smelling, gourmet meals on the table. French cuisine follows a number of fixed procedures, starting with an aperitif (pre-dinner drink), followed by at least four dishes in a row, the first is a starter, the second is a fish or meat with vegetables, the third is cheese, the fourth is dessert, and the end is a drink of spirits. Those who can be called gourmets have deep traditional knowledge and preserve it in memory through the observation of these rituals, thus promoting traditional verbal and/or written transmission, especially for the younger generation. French cuisine connects family and friends more closely and, in a more general sense, strengthens social ties.