French tradition
Parisian cultural practice
French tradition encompasses the customs, practices, and cultural heritage associated with France—from cuisine and winemaking to fashion, art, and social rituals.
The phrase often invokes an idealized continuity of refinement: In the French tradition, cheese comes after the main course.
It can describe anything done in the manner characteristic of French culture: a bakery working in the French tradition.
- Notre-Dame CathedralMedieval Parisian basilica
- Bastille DayFrench national holiday
- baguetteElongated crusty loaf
- ImpressionismArt movement emphasizing light
- art nouveauOrnate organic decorative style
Louvre · Moulin Rouge · Left Bank · haute couture · croissant · crème brûlée · Camus · existentialism · savoir faire · joie de vivre · café culture · Voltaire · Enlightenment · Mardi Gras · Bordeaux wine · escargot · coq au vin · Marianne
- French LiteratureVictor Hugo, Hugo, Alexandre Dumas, Dumas, Jules Verne
- escargotescargot, Bourguignon, garlic butter, edible snails, herb butter
French traditionAmerican tradition
Established practice in the US
British tradition · German tradition · Chinese tradition · Japanese tradition · American way
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