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Starring cheese. That's how one could sum up the taste of French pasta. The French are huge cheese lovers. In French cuisine you will find dozens of luxurious cheeses of different flavours. It is French cheese that gives pasta its unmistakable flavour. There is probably not a single pasta dish in French cuisine that lacks cheese.

Crozets de Savoie

The most famous pasta is definitely Crozets, a small flat pasta originating from Savoy. Made from wheat or buckwheat, salt, eggs and water, the pasta originated around the 17th century. The name refers to the indentation made by the fingertips in the dough during the preparation of the pasta. Crozets are most often served with onions fried in butter and sausage, or with thinly sliced bacon.

Pasta with spinach, tomatoes or mushrooms

baked mushrooms, roasted tomatoes or spinach covered with melted cheese. The French love one-pot pasta. They gradually add their favourite ingredients to it, until finally they create a gooey, yet flavour-perfect masterpiece. In Provence, you must try the pasta with sun-dried tomatoes, spinach and melted mozzarella cheese. Pasta with sautéed mushrooms and a good dose of cheese, or ravioli with Boursin cheese and bacon are also very popular.

Coquille Saint-Jacques

Lovers of Mediterranean cuisine should try this French speciality at least once in their lives. Saint Jacques mussels are very rare and their catch is restricted by law. That is why they are one of the most luxurious dishes in French cuisine. If you ever find yourself on the west coast of France, stop by a local restaurant and order pasta with these mussels. You won't regret it. Pasta with mussels covered in a creamy-cheesy sauce will tickle your taste buds.

Raviole du Dauphiné

This local specialty is something you have to try if you love stuffed pasta. Two sheets of pasta stuffed with Comté cheese, Emmental, parsley and soft butter. These ravioli will crumble on your tongue. They can be served drizzled with melted butter, with grated cheese, or fried, served with meat, foie gras, truffles or fish. There is no limit to your imagination and you have what it takes to taste them all.

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