French cuisine continues to be at the center of the gastronomic universe, writes El País. There are staunch defenders of French cuisine, without which European gastronomy could not be conceived or executed.

In France, what we know today as restaurants were invented, the Michelin guide set the pace with its stars. Despite everything, if you talk about food, sooner or later you have to go through France, says El Pais' Pedro Alvarado. The deep relationship between food and culture was reflected in the film Slow Fire, which Paris to compete in the best international film category, instead of Anatomy.