The best French exports include croissants, baguettes - and cheese, according to research.
A poll of 2,000 adults found macarons, Monet and Coco Chanel also made the top 15 list as the nation's culture, cuisine and fashion were among the things Brits admire most.
But the UK’s growing appetite for French culture extends beyond delicious food (30 per cent), café terraces (28 per cent) and communal dining (25 per cent) - for a fifth it’s the ‘joie de vivre’ that French living epitomises.
It also emerged the Eiffel Tower, Palace of Versailles, and Lavender Fields in Provence were the top three French landmarks those polled would most like to visit.
To bring a taste of France to Britain, Boursin, which commissioned the research, has partnered with Great British Bake-Off star and French chef, Manon Lagrève for an immersive five course dining experience set in a lavender field in Kent - encapsulating the beauty of rural Provence.
A poll of 2,000 adults found macarons, Monet and Coco Chanel also made the top 15 list as the nation's culture, cuisine and fashion were among the things Brits admire most.
But the UK’s growing appetite for French culture extends beyond delicious food (30 per cent), café terraces (28 per cent) and communal dining (25 per cent) - for a fifth it’s the ‘joie de vivre’ that French living epitomises.
It also emerged the Eiffel Tower, Palace of Versailles, and Lavender Fields in Provence were the top three French landmarks those polled would most like to visit.
To bring a taste of France to Britain, Boursin, which commissioned the research, has partnered with Great British Bake-Off star and French chef, Manon Lagrève for an immersive five course dining experience set in a lavender field in Kent - encapsulating the beauty of rural Provence.
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00:00There are so many wonderful things about France, and just like research shows, 76% of Brits
00:15would like to experience a little bit of French living.
00:18I'm here today with Boursin in Kent, in this gorgeous Provence-inspired lavender field,
00:23to make that a reality.
00:30French culture, I think, it's really about the art de vivre, the art of living, I think
00:35we say.
00:36It's really about bringing people together, sharing delicious food, and just taking the
00:41time.
00:44We've created this experience where we are going to take you all around France.
00:48So we are going to go to Provence, to Auvergne, to Brittany, and I've created these special
00:54dishes like moules frites à la Boursin.
00:57So we are bringing the best of British with the best of France.
01:05Well as a typical French girl, I can't actually spend a day without bread and cheese.
01:10And apparently the Brits do, because research shows that it's exactly the same.
01:13My favourite dish on the menu is the Boursin poulet rôti, because it's one that my mum
01:17used to make at home.
01:23When I arrived here, I really was transported to Provence.
01:27You know, I went last year and I was like, wow, it's quite incredible how plants or food
01:31can really transport you to a different place.
01:34And I think we could be in France here.