People who taste the various recipes of French cuisine are sure to fall in love with French food and most people who love French food are quite surprised when they hear that French cooking is greatly influenced by Egyptian cooking. This is because French cooking has been influenced by Egyptian cooking to a great extent because of the trade that took place between the two nation's centuries ago. This can also be seen in Italian cooking where you will find plenty of orient influence in many of their recipes.
Napoleon Bonaparte who ruled France is a prominent figure who played an important role when it comes to introducing Egyptian influence in French cooking. It was he who encouraged this to a great extent. Napoleon Bonaparte tried to conquer Egypt as early as 1798 and it was this historical adventure that brought about the introduction of various Egyptian recipes in French cooking. There were 400 ships carrying nearly 34000 soldiers who were pressed into service to conquer the Port of Alexandria and other places in Egypt. But the whole operation proved to be a disaster but it ended up with many soldiers developing a taste for Egyptian food and bringing back recipes with them when they returned home.
An important influence of Egyptian cooking is the use of wine to soften meats and also to change the feel of vegetables. Many people think that it is part of French cuisine but actually wine has been in use by Egyptian and Mediterranean people in their cooking for many centuries. Bamya is a dish which consists of okra and meat made into stew. Though this is unique to the Egyptians it can also be found in French cuisine. Here is this recipe the okra's slimy texture needs to be removed and to do this the okra gets trimmed at its head which is conical in shape and the vegetable pieces are soaked in a mixture of vinegar and red wine for half an hour.
Fish is actually a major staple diet in Egypt and it is also found to a large extent in French cuisine. Most French cuisines contain at least a single dish made of fish. The Mediterranean Baked Fish is originally an Egyptian dish and it is quite a great favorite in France and is often referred to as "Poisson 'a la grecque " but the credit goes to the Greeks as having come up with this unique recipe than the Egyptians. But it has been clearly established that the original recipe comes from the kitchens of Egypt.
The various spices and cooking methods which are used for French cooking are mainly due to the Egyptian influence. France has many great recipes which are truly unique to its own culture but it can also be said that many of the famous French recipes have Egyptian influence.
Napoleon Bonaparte who ruled France is a prominent figure who played an important role when it comes to introducing Egyptian influence in French cooking. It was he who encouraged this to a great extent. Napoleon Bonaparte tried to conquer Egypt as early as 1798 and it was this historical adventure that brought about the introduction of various Egyptian recipes in French cooking. There were 400 ships carrying nearly 34000 soldiers who were pressed into service to conquer the Port of Alexandria and other places in Egypt. But the whole operation proved to be a disaster but it ended up with many soldiers developing a taste for Egyptian food and bringing back recipes with them when they returned home.
An important influence of Egyptian cooking is the use of wine to soften meats and also to change the feel of vegetables. Many people think that it is part of French cuisine but actually wine has been in use by Egyptian and Mediterranean people in their cooking for many centuries. Bamya is a dish which consists of okra and meat made into stew. Though this is unique to the Egyptians it can also be found in French cuisine. Here is this recipe the okra's slimy texture needs to be removed and to do this the okra gets trimmed at its head which is conical in shape and the vegetable pieces are soaked in a mixture of vinegar and red wine for half an hour.
Fish is actually a major staple diet in Egypt and it is also found to a large extent in French cuisine. Most French cuisines contain at least a single dish made of fish. The Mediterranean Baked Fish is originally an Egyptian dish and it is quite a great favorite in France and is often referred to as "Poisson 'a la grecque " but the credit goes to the Greeks as having come up with this unique recipe than the Egyptians. But it has been clearly established that the original recipe comes from the kitchens of Egypt.
The various spices and cooking methods which are used for French cooking are mainly due to the Egyptian influence. France has many great recipes which are truly unique to its own culture but it can also be said that many of the famous French recipes have Egyptian influence.
