Eating out en français
Eating out en français General Editor Simon Collin French Editor Françoise Laurendeau
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First published in Great Britain 2003 Reprinted 2005 A & C Black Publishers Ltd 37 Soho Square, London W1D 3QZ © Bloomsbury Publishing Plc 2003 © A & C Black Publishers Ltd 2005 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the permission of the publishers. A CIP record for this book is available from the British Library ISBN 0 7136 7605 1 eISBN-13: 978-1-4081-0196-4 Text Production and Proofreading Daisy Jackson A & C Black uses paper produced with elemental chlorine-free pulp, harvested from managed sustainable forests. Text processed and computer typeset by A & C Black Printed and bound in Italy by Legoprint
Contents Introduction Types of restaurant Closing times Tipping Public holidays in France Booking Meal times Rating schemes
7 7 8 8 8 8 9 9
Useful French phrases Menu Getting to a restaurant Ordering
10 10 13 13
V
15
Useful phrases for vegetarians Useful phrases for people on special diets etc. Drinks Complaints Paying Numbers
16 16 17 18 18
French-English menu dictionary
19
English-French menu dictionary
73
Wines and spirits Wine regions Wine glossary
121 122 127
French cheeses
135
Preface If you have ever ordered from a menu written in French without being completely sure what you were asking for, then you need this pocket dictionary! We have compiled this book to provide an essential pocket companion for any traveller who likes to know what they are ordering and eating. And unlike many other dictionaries, the text is fully bilingual – to and from English, so that you can easily translate a menu or ask for a favourite dish or a particular ingredient.We have included nearly 2,000 dishes and ingredients, with special chapters on wine and French cheeses (an essential part of any French meal). This pocket book is structured in four main sections:
• • • •
English-French menu dictionary French-English menu dictionary French wines and wine terms French cheeses
The dictionary includes several pages of useful phrases. These have been selected to help you to find a restaurant, ask for the table that you want, order your meal, pay the bill – and, if necessary, complain. We have also included helpful phrases for vegetarians, who traditionally have a difficult time eating out in France (where bacon and chicken are not always thought of as ‘meat’!). Phrases to cover special diets are also included. Finally, as you travel you will doubtless find new local dishes and local names for ingredients – in our experience, this is particularly so with local names for different types of fish. If you find interesting new terms that are not in this book, we would love to hear from you; please let us know and we will try and include the terms in future editions. Send any new terms (or comments on local variations of expressions) to:
[email protected]
Introduction
Types