La nourriture at B2 — la gastronomie
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The vocabulary of French food culture — from terroir to the perfect meal order.
📓 La table française
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the starter
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the main course
3🔊
dessert
4🔊
local produce/region
5🔊
a seasonal product
6🔊
pre-dinner drinks
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to savour
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a refined dish
9🔊
to simmer
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to season
🔊 Example sentences
En France, le fromage se mange avant le dessert.In France, cheese is eaten before dessert.
Ce vin accompagne parfaitement le plat.This wine pairs perfectly with the dish.
On prend l’apéritif à sept heures.We have drinks at seven.
💡 Your B2 goal
At B2 aim for automatic use plus the nuances — register, exceptions, and combining this point with others in longer sentences. Errors here should be rare and self-caught.
Feeling shaky? Step back to La Nourriture at B1. Comfortable? Level up to La Nourriture at C1.
Ce chef déguste chaque produit du terroir.This chef savours every local product.
✍️ Practice
On commence par l’___ . (starter) (first course)
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entrée
Laisser ___ la sauce deux heures. (simmer) (slow cook)
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mijoter
Le ___ , c’est le goût de la région. (local produce) (culture)
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terroir
🎮 Practise
🃏 Memory match pair FR ↔ EN
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