Foods native to France

France appears on Micela as the origin of 9 foods and among the top producers of 7 more.

Food	Origin	kcal / 100 g
🍓 Strawberry	A hybrid bred in France from a Chilean and a North American species	32
🧀 Cheese	No single origin (the oldest residue is from Poland); France and Italy are the iconic cheese countries	299
🍄 Mushroom	The button mushroom was first farmed in France in the 17th century	22
🥐 Croissant	From the Viennese kipferl; Paris made it flaky	406
🥖 Baguette	France	272
🦪 Oyster	No single origin; icon: France, Europe's largest consumer	51
🍾 Sparkling wine	The Champagne region, France	—
🍮 Flan	It comes from Rome; Spain and France added the caramel	145
🍟 French fries	Belgium and France both claim them	312

What France produces among the world's largest

Food	Origin	kcal / 100 g
🍇 Grape	Caucasus and Anatolia	69
🌾 Wheat	Fertile Crescent	340
🍺 Barley	Fertile Crescent	123
🫛 Pea	Near East	81
🦃 Turkey	Mesoamerica	159
🧈 Butter	Near East	717
🍷 Wine	Georgia: the oldest wine jars, 8,000 years old	85

Among the 15 foods on this page with a full profile, per 100 g. The lightest is mushroom, at 22 kcal.

Origins and producing countries are approximate, under review against historical sources and FAOSTAT.