A dish from the Basque region of France which has many versions, but is always based on tomatoes and sweet green peppers cooked in olive oil. Additions can include onions, garlic, ham, bacon or other vegetables and quite often lightly beaten egg.
there are a lot a lot of things you can order in standard, ordinary restaurants or "brasseries":chevre chaud, tomates à la provençale, salades, tartares, tarte à l'oignon, soupes, ratatouille, charcuteries, quiche lorraine, fois gras, legumes farcis, oeufs cocotte, soupe à l'oignon, gratins, veau marengo, Truite aux Amandes, piperade, poulet rôti à la provençale, bavette, Sole Meunière, paupiettes de boeuf, filets de poisson poché au vin, tians, brochettes de poissons ou viandes, tartiflette, pot au feu, andouillette, fondue, chou farci, coq a la bière, poulet basquaise, bisque de homard, vol au vent, aumonières,moules marinières, coq au vin, fricassé de poulet, canard à l'orange, gratin Dauphinois, bouillabaisse, suprême de poulet, Homard Thermidor, choucroute, cassoulet, blanquette de veau, boeuf bourguignon, tarte aux pommes, mousse au chocolat, ile flottante, crêpe suzette, charlottes, tarte tatin, blanc-mangé, crème brulée, profiteroles, coupes de glaces, tarte au citron, fondant au chocolat, clafoutis, far aux pruneaux, gratin de fruits, plateau de fromages, wines, champagnes, coffe.....ETC...
Un croque monsieur and une quiche are both snacks. Some popular meals are steack et frites, spaghetti bolognaise, cassoulet, confit de canard, bouillabaisse, salade nicoise, jambon braise, ravioli aux blettes, boeuf bourgignon, pizza, pissaladiere (not the same as pizza), coq au vin, boeuf-en-croute. France is a large country, and popular dishes vary greatly from region to region.