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Which dish of meat slowly cooked in red Burgundy wine is a French speciality?
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Correct answer: Bœuf bourguignon (beef stew). Beef bourguignon is a speciality from Burgundy. The beef is cooked slowly in red wine. People eat it all over France. Source: the Ministry of the Interior sheet “Patrimoine français : sites emblématiques et gastronomie de Bourgogne-Franche-Comté” (in French).
Sources: Sheet “Patrimoine français : sites emblématiques et gastronomie de Bourgogne-Franche-Comté” (French), read on 21 October 2026. Answer written by Hexaciv from this source. Hexaciv is an independent preparation tool. It is not an official website, is not linked to any government body and does not give legal advice. The authoritative source is the Ministry of the Interior's, cited on this page.
The four choices and why
- ✗ Cassoulet (white-bean stew)Le cassouletThat is not the right answer: the sheet says the beef is cooked slowly in a red Burgundy wine.
- ✗ Alsatian choucroute (sauerkraut)La choucroute alsacienneThis option does not match what the sheet says: the dish of beef cooked in red wine is the bœuf bourguignon.
- ✗ Bouillabaisse (fish stew)La bouillabaisseThat is not the right answer: the sheet presents the bœuf bourguignon as a speciality that comes from Burgundy.
- ✓ Bœuf bourguignon (beef stew)Le bœuf bourguignonCorrect answer. Beef bourguignon is a speciality from Burgundy. The beef is cooked slowly in red wine. People eat it all over France.
What the source says
« Le bœuf bourguignon est une spécialité culinaire qui vient de Bourgogne. »
Sentence copied word for word from the source, in French, read on 21 October 2026.
How it reads on exam day
The exam is in French, so this is the question you will see: « Quel plat de viande mijotée dans du vin rouge de Bourgogne est une spécialité française ? ». Learn the English idea above and the French words in the options.
This question comes from the list of the naturalisation version of the exam (PDF relayed by Le Français des affaires, read on 14 October 2026; the Ministry's own page for this list did not answer). The list's wording: “Quel plat est une spécialité de la cuisine française ?”.
Where the Ministry explains it
Sheet “Patrimoine français : sites emblématiques et gastronomie de Bourgogne-Franche-Comté” (French).
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