French

French cuisine is a style of cooking derived from the nation of France. It evolved from centuries of social and political change. The Middle Age brought lavish banquet to the upper class with ornate, heavily seasoned food prepared by chefs such as Guillaume Tirel. The era of the French Revolution, however, saw a move toward fewer spice and more liberal usage of herb and refined techniques, beginning with François Pierre La Varenne and further developing with the famous chef of Napoleon... full article at wikipedia