Food and Cooking
- Steam digester by Denis Papin in 1679.
- Cafetiere : Percolation (method used by Coffee percolator) by Jean-Baptiste de Belloy in 1800 and the French press (another method to make coffee).
- Canning (see above in the chemistry section)
- Absorption refrigerator by Ferdinand Carré in 1858.
- Margarine by Hippolyte Mège-Mouriès in 1869 after the discovery of margaric acid by Michel Eugène Chevreul in 1813.
- Clementine in 1902 by Clément Rodier.
- Food processor by Pierre Verdun between 1963 and 1971.
- Crêpe (List of French dishes)
- Coq au vin
- Champagne and other French wines.
- 350 to 400 distinct types of French cheese : List of French cheeses
- Baguette
- Cassoulet
- Foie gras
- Escargot
- Frog legs
- Ratatouille
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