'Watch more Restaurant Dining 101 videos: http://www.howcast.com/videos/426932-How-to-Pronounce-French-Restaurant-Menu-Items Never again be too embarrassed to order off a French restaurant menu. This crash course in pronunciation is genial! Step 1: Have an appetizer or salad Enjoy a traditional appetizer like pate de campagne -- French country pate -- or foie gras -- duck or goose liver. Or have a salad: If you just want greens, order a salade verte; if you like goat cheese, order a salade de chevre. Step 2: Get a ham and cheese For a tasty lunch, order a croque monsieur -- a toasted ham and cheese sandwich covered with cheese sauce. If you\'d like a fried egg on it, ask for a croque madame. Step 3: Savor some seafood If you\'re in the mood for seafood, consider the bouillabaisse, a fish stew; moules frites, mussels with French fries; or sole meuniere -- fish dredged in flour, pan-fried in butter, and served with lemon. Step 4: Munch on meat and potatoes Munch on meat and potatoes, like steak frites, served with mounds of French fries. If you like lamb, look for agneau on the menu. Step 5: Have something hearty If you want a hearty entree, consider cassoulet -- a stew made with white beans and duck or goose confit, and pork; pot-au-feu, a meat and vegetable dish whose broth is sometimes served with croutons as a first course; or coq au vin, the classic stewed chicken dish made with bacon, mushrooms, pearl onions, and red wine. Tip Confit is meat -- usually goose, duck, or pork -- that\'s been cooked and preserved in its own fat. Step 6: Splurge on dessert Splurge on dessert: Try clafoutis, a cross between a custard and cake, usually made with cherries; or tarte tatin, a caramelized apple tart baked with apples on the bottom and pastry on top, and then inverted for serving. Finish off with an after-dinner drink like Cognac or a sweet wine like Sauternes. Did You Know? The average French citizen eats half a pound of cheese each week.'
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