Religious influences on French Food


Religion in France somewhat impacts what you can eat and when. Examples include:

• If you are Catholic, you are not allowed to eat any meat on Friday. Instead of meat, canteens in France serve fish.
• If you are Muslim, you are not allowed to eat pork. On the rare occasion of eating pork, you are only allowed to eat it if it has been prepared in a way called "halal". This means that it has to be cooked a certain way and the animal can only be slaughtered one way.

Now days,  religion has a small influence on food as it is up to individuals to chose to follow their religions rules or make their own up.


Celebrations that influence French Food

Celebrations in France that influence their food follow:

•  Fete de Chandeleur, which is the presentation of Jesus at the temple. Many crepes are eaten on this day. 

• December 24th and 25th, is where the French begin feasting! Foods such as foie grass, seafood, chestnut dressing and buche de Noel. 

These are the main celebrations that involve a big amount of influence on French food.