Is French cuisine in the process of being largely replaced by junk food? The debate is nothing new. In Gaullist France, processed industrial food was a nightmare for food lovers, who saw motorway restaurants triumphing over Michelin-starred establishments. Then came the onslaught of McDonald’s, Quick, and Burger King, torn down with diggers by angry farmers. Today, the enemy goes by the names of Tasty Crousty and Master Poulet, fast food chains flooding France’s youth with reconstituted chicken pieces coated in an implausible layer of stuff meant to crunch when you eat them.
France’s Great Culinary Replacement: From Escargot to Reconstituted Chicken
