You can still drink riesling and pinot noir from this medieval cellar.

Spread this fat-poached meat on a crusty French loaf.

This flat, silver spoon holds an exalted place in the mystery and ritual of absinthe drinking.

These marvelous mussels are cooked under pine needles.

After dining on this fish, your next course might be 36 hours of hallucinations.

Ancient Celtic settlers brought this honey-based drink to Brittany.

This decadent cheese has frugal roots.

Monks and nuns elevate this soft cheese with a wash of walnut liqueur.

The surprisingly subversive history of dancing over afternoon tea.

This star-shaped fruit has been beloved for centuries.

These almond cakes resembling gold ingots were sold near the Paris stock exchange.

Some Bretons claim that their signature treat is the fattiest pastry in the world.

These pink cookies are destined to be dunked in champagne.

Brie's dark, older cousin can only be found in one region of France.

Before they're filled with brandy, these bottles get attached to trees so pears can grow inside.

After a long day of skiing, you deserve caffeine, fire, and alcohol—at the same time.

When the clock strikes midnight on the third Thursday of November, fans gather to celebrate the release of this fresh, fruity wine.

Only two silent monks know all 130 plants that go into this herbal liqueur.

These extra-cheesy potatoes resemble decadent fondue.

A brotherhood is behind this 15,000-egg tradition.

The melon has its own sculpture, festival, and order of knights.

Recently introduced to France, it's the color of pool water.