French cooking is really the result of peasants Leave a Comment / By Yazmin Volante / April 10, 2025 “French cooking is really the result of peasants figuring out how to extract flavor from pedestrian ingredients. So most of the food that we think of as elite didn’t start out that way.” Please wait... Michael PollanRelated PostsI still feel that French cooking is the most importantThe French cook we open tinsI love chicken fingers I love French friesI'd say for me it's cooking that gives me aCooking is all about people