In recent years, street foods have grown in quality. They have delicious and healthy street foods available everywhere. France is a popular tourist spot and hence, their street food business grows everyday. Here are some street foods in France.
1.Crepes
They are thin pancakes that are made in sweet or savory flavors. It is a popular food in France and Germany. The ingredients are eggs, butter, milk, flour, cream, and sugar. They are usually served with fillings. In the case of sweet crepes, the fillings are hazelnut chocolate spread, strawberry sauce, cream, maple syrup, custard, fruits, etc. For savory crepes, the fillings are eggs, cheese, meat, etc. Popular crepes dishes are crêpes suzette, crêpes normande, etc.
2.Gaufres
These are French waffles. Waffles are a popular dish made with a waffle iron. It is popular in Belgium. The ingredients to make a French waffle are flour, butter, sugar, milk, eggs, and salt. There are many types of gaufres like stroopwafels, brussels waffles, liege waffle, etc. It can be served with chocolate syrup, pearl sugar, fruits, or cream.
3.Pain Au Chocolat
This is a popular street food in France. It is a cuboid-shaped dessert with chocolate in the middle. The ingredients needed are flour, butter, milk, yeast, sugar, salt, and chocolate.
4.Farinata
It is also known as socca, cecìna, faina, or farinata di ceci. It is a type of pancake popular in Nice, France. It is made of chickpea flour. The ingredients are chickpea flour, oil, black pepper, and salt. Many areas in France have different names for this dish. It is cut into slices and served with cheese or olives.
5.Galette-Saucisse
This is a street food popular in France. A sausage is served with a wrapped-around crepe. The crepe is called galette de sarrasin. This dish originated in Upper Brittany. It can also be served with mustard or ketchup in certain establishments. The ingredients are buckwheat flour, eggs, milk, pork sausage, onion, salt, and pepper.
6.Baguette
This type of bread is very long and crusty. It originated in France. A popular street food in France is the baguette sandwiches. They have different sauces, spreads, and stuffings. It can be meat, shrimp, cheese, vegetables, or anything else. Some classic baguette sandwiches are Jambon Beurre, Chèvre Tomate Avec Herbes de Provence, etc.
7.Falafel
It is a Middle Eastern deep-fried dish. Falafel is a popular street food in Paris. The ingredients are chickpeas, garlic, cilantro, onion, black pepper, cumin, baking soda, salt, and oil. They can be served with vegetables, hummus, sauce, etc.
8.Taco
Taco is a popular street food in France. French tacos are also known as matelas. It originated in Rhône-Alpes, France. It is a tortilla wrapped around cheese, fries, and meat. The ingredients are potato, meat, onion, black pepper, tortilla, cream cheese, sauce, oil, and salt.
9.Souvlaki
It is a dish of Greek origin. Souvlaki can be found in some areas of France. This dish is usually pieces of meat and vegetables on a skewer. These can also be served in pita bread with potatoes, sauces, and other vegetables.
10.Bao Burger
This dish is found in many places in Paris. It is a popular street food. Bao is steamed dumplings that have different fillings. The patty is between two steamed baos. The ingredients needed are flour, yeast, butter, lemon juice, tomato, garlic, soy sauce, chicken, salt, and oil.
11.Ice Cream
This is popular in France. It is thick and creamy. Egg and cream is made into a custard and then it is frozen. The ingredients are egg yolks, cream, sugar, milk, and salt. French ice cream is different from others because it uses eggs.
12.Jambon Beurre
It is a famous baguette sandwich. The baguette is spread with butter, and slices of ham are put inside. They can also add pickles, cheese, mustard, or sauces. It can be eaten as a snack.
13.Macaron
Macaron, also known as macaroons, is a popular dessert in France. Two cookies are put as a sandwich and buttercream, or ganache is put in between. It can be found in many flavors like chocolate, vanilla, raspberry, etc. The ingredients needed are flour, sugar, butter, cream of tartar, eggs, and fillings like buttercream.
14.Cordon Bleu
In this dish, cheese is stuffed between meat and then deep-fried. The ingredients are chicken breasts, cheese, breadcrumbs, mayonnaise, mustard, flour, eggs, butter, milk, salt, and oil. It is said to have originated in Brig, Switzerland.
15.Pain Aux Raisins
It is also known as escargot. It can be eaten as breakfast or enjoyed with coffee. It is a lot like pain au chocolat. The ingredients needed are flour, sugar, milk, butter, eggs, yeast, raisins, and salt.
16.Chichis
Chichis, also known as chichi fregis, are a lot like churros. They are long and deep-fried. They are served with powdered sugar sprinkled on top and can be eaten with molten chocolate. It is delicious and can be found in festivals and many street stalls. They are served warm and straight after frying.
17.Panisse
It is a chickpea fritter. It is popular in southern France, especially Marseilles. The ingredients are chickpea flour, salt, black pepper, and oil. This dish is said to have originated in Liguria, Italy. They are disc-shaped and crispy.
18.Croque Monsieur
It is a ham and cheese sandwich. It is easy to make and a popular street food in France. The ingredients are bread, ham, cheese, flour, butter, milk, black pepper, and mustard. The cheese is usually on the top. Sometimes, it is served with an egg on top. They can also be served with cucumber or vegetables.
19.Sardines Grillées
These grilled sardines are a popular street food in France. The ingredients are sardines, lemon juice, garlic, salt, oil, black pepper, and paprika. They are served with a dash of lemon juice and sprinkled paprika. It is served as an appetizer and taken with wine.
20.Galette
Galette is a general term used for cakes that are baked without a tin. They can also be used to describe large cake-like cookies. Some people call it crepes. They are served with ham and cheese. Buckwheat galettes are famous here. The ingredients are buckwheat flour, eggs, mustard, cheese, milk, ham, butter, and salt.
