It’s the work Yanko Tsvetkov and was created in 2015 as part of his Atlas of Prejudice map series.
Titled the Culinary Map of Europe According to France, it’s a funny look at how the French look down at the rest of Europe’s food choices.
But before continuing, keep in mind this map is satire.
Below is a convenient country‐by‐country “key” to the satirical labels on Yanko Tsvetkov’s Culinary Map of Europe According to France.
Note that some small countries get lumped together under one label, and the borders are approximate—it’s all tongue‐in‐cheek!
- France – “PROPER CUISINE”
- Portugal – “RICE”
- Spain – “SUGAR‐GLAZED CROISSANTS”
- Belgium – “FRENCH FRIES”
- Switzerland – “MONEY”
- Austria – “MARIE ANTOINETTE”
- Hungary – “TOO MUCH PEPPER”
- Italy – “OVERRATED”
- Germany (and the Netherlands) – “ROTTEN CABBAGE”
- Denmark – “SOGGY PASTRY”
- Norway – “HEALTH HAZARD”
- Sweden – “MEATBALLS ‘INVENTORS’”
- Finland – “ICE CUBE SALAD”
- Poland & Eastern Europe – “POTATO MUNCHERS”
- Ukraine – “WHOLE‐GRAIN URANIUM”
- Russia – “YOUR SALAD IS FRENCH!”
- The Balkans – “FAMINE”
- Greece – “CHALKY CHEESE”
- Turkey – “STICKY PASTRY”
You’ll also see “THE VAST ATLANTIC OCEAN” labelled out west.
And of course the best joke of all is the that the UK & Ireland are completely missing altogether!
It’s all playful stereotyping from a French point of view!
Other maps in this series:
- European Food According to Italians
- European Food According To The Greeks
- The Many Disgusting Dishes & Culinary Horrors of Europe
- 20 Ways To Divide Europe By Stereotype
- Europe According to the Vikings in 1000 AD
- 12 Ways To Break The USA
And you can buy his books:
- Atlas of Prejudice: The Complete Stereotype Map Collection
- Atlas of Prejudice: Mapping Stereotypes Volume 1
- Atlas of Prejudice 2: Chasing Horizons
Which do you think is the funniest/most accurate?
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