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Even before the current "Mad Cow"
scare, the French approach to food has been evolving as tastes were
affected by globalization and the faster-paced urban lifestyle.
A focus on better nutrition also had some people altering their
diets away from beef. But the latest scare has put a new culinary
focus on non-beef dishes.
A study by the Center for Research and
Documentation, CREDOC, shows that 45 percent of the French people
have reduced their intake or stopped eating beef altogether since
October. While the change of diet may be a response to the mad cow
scare, the study says that three out of ten people will not return
to their previous beef-eating habits.
French diners are looking more than ever
toward the seafood menu, poultry, pork, rabbit and even horsemeat.
Restaurants are adapting their menus by offering more alternatives
to beef. Still, they are reluctant to eliminate popular beef dishes
such as tournedos in armagnac and filet mignon with truffles.
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