When you think of local Alpine dishes what springs to mind?
If you’re lucky enough to have sampled genuine local food then you’ll know that thankfully there’s more to offer than an overpriced Sandwich Jambon Fromage!
Nourishing, honest dishes containing rich and varied produce such as wild game, root vegetables, mountain berries, apples, cherries, pears, cheese and other local dairy products are available to us in most local restaurants and cremeries. The Haute-Savoie region boasts hearty food to keep you strong and warm throughout the winter. Fondue, tartiflette, croutes, gratin dauphinois, soupe à l’oignon et la tarte aux myrtilles are just some of the key staples for diets in Chamonix. Here’s some French food vocab to help you place an order and get your taste buds tingling!
l’agneau – lamb
l’ail – garlic
une baguette / baguette de Paris – French loaf
le beurre – butter
la boisson – drink
la crème – cream
le déjeuner – breakfast
les escargots – snails
les frites/les pommes frites – chips/fries
les fruits – fruit
les fruits de mer – seafood
le fromage – cheese
le jambon – ham
le lait – milk
le lapin – rabbit
le légumes – vegetables
le mouton – mutton
le pain – bread
le pomme de terre – potatoes
le poisson – fish
le poivre – pepper
le porc – pork
le poulet (roti) – roast chicken
la quiche – quiche
le riz – rice
la saucisse – sausage
le saucisson – salami
le sel – salt
le sucre – sugar
le veau – veal
le vin – wine
le yaourt – yoghurt