A poll of 2,000 adults found macarons, Monet and Coco Chanel also made the top 15 list as the nation's culture, cuisine and fashion were among the things Brits admire most. With 76 per cent saying they’d love to experience a taste of French living. Advertisement Advertisement Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to Mansfield and Ashfield Chad, you get 70% fewer ads while viewing the news that matters to you.
But the UK’s growing appetite for French culture extends beyond delicious food (30 per cent), café terraces (28 per cent) and communal dining (25 per cent) - for a fifth it’s the ‘joie de vivre’ that French living epitomises. It also emerged the Eiffel Tower, Palace of Versailles, and Lavender Fields in Provence were the top three French landmarks those polled would most like to visit. To bring a taste of France to Britain, Boursin, which commissioned the research, has partnered with Great British Bake-Off star and French chef, Manon Lagrève for an immersive five course dining experience set in a lavender field in Kent - encapsulating the beauty of rural Provence.
Manon Lagrève said: “There are so many wonderful things to appreciate about France, but shared moments over food and the conviviality of dining is where the true essence of French culture comes alive. Advertisement Advertisement “To mark this, I have created a series of Boursin-based recipes inspired by my French upbringing, and recent road trip around the different regions of France.”.
