Ratatouille (pronounced /ˌrætəˈtuːiː/, /-ˈtwiː/; French pronunciation: IPA: ) is a traditional French Provençal stewed vegetable dish, originating in Nice. The full name of the dish is ratatouille niçoise.

When Escoffier began to catalog his culinary expertise into books in a sense he created many standards for recipes and methods to prepare food in the French tradition. By doing so he modernized the culinary arts and made it possible for the common man to prepare dishes like he could.

Think you have what it takes to eat French food... REAL French food? Then try Le Louis Vins, a traditional bistrot on a quiet street between the Panthéon and busy Boulevard St-Germain. Although most of the menu offers your classic French courses, sometimes with a twist, some of the dishes are, shall we say, a wee-bit traditional?

You can scramble, fry, poach and bake eggs or cook them in their shells. You can use eggs to make pancakes, waffles, French toast and omelets, too. Eggs are also the main ingredient in some dishes that came to the U.S. from other countries, such as a frittata, egg foo yung, quiche or souffle.

Using 30 years of data of what Americans eat.......the number one food ordered by girls is french fries. The second-most-ordered food by women is burgers, followed by pizza. A main-dish salad comes in seventh.