Certainly, the French cuisine is extremely diverse including a wide variety of foods and recipes from national and regional cuisines. France really offers one of the richest cuisines in the World.

Post gives lots of information on MSG, the FDA stance as well as those advocating against its use as a food additive, and a list of common foods that have MSG in them. McDonald's French Fries, Doritos, Ramen Noodles -- it's a scary list and something you should look over.

Ratatouille (pronounced /ˌrætəˈtuːiː/, /-ˈtwiː/; French: /ʁatatuj/) is a 2007 Academy Award nominated and Golden Globe winning animated feature film produced by Pixar and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. It tells the story of Rémy (voiced by Patton Oswalt), a rat living in Paris who wants to be a chef, but is pressured to do otherwise by the disapproval of his family and the prejudice of humans. Using a somewhat hapless garbage boy as a means through which to indulge in his art, Rémy meets yet another obstacle in the form of a famous as well as antagonistic food critic named Ego. The film was the eighth movie produced by Pixar, and was directed by Brad Bird, who took over from Jan Pinkava in 2005. It was released on June 29, 2007 in the United States, to both critical acclaim and box office success.