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Sex or food? Poll reveals top French past-time

The French are well-known for being mad about cuisine, and have a reputation as passionate lovers. But what happens when the two are in competition? The results of a survey revealed on Tuesday have raised a few eyebrows.

Published: 11 June 2013 17:28 CEST
Sex or food? Poll reveals top French past-time
The French have a passion for making love, and making food. But which do they prefer? File photo: Wagner Cesar Munhoz

French women and men may love good food, but they are equally famous for their penchant for sex.

So when offered the choice between cooking and, well, making love, which activity wins out?

According to a new survey, it’s not even close.

Fully 62 percent of respondents said they would prefer a day in the kitchen, as opposed to the paltry seven percent who would opt for a day between the sheets.

The poll, commissioned by the website Eat Your Box, and reported by French regional daily l’Est Republicain, asked more than 15,000 men and women in France what their favourite pastime was during bad weather.

By far the most popular was cooking, followed by “sitting in front of the TV all day”, at almost 28 percent.

Only seven percent would opt for an adventure in the bedroom, and just three percent chose the unthinkable – going outside and braving the elements.

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FOOD AND DRINK

Cheese in numbers: France’s obsession with fromage

From cheese types to the amount eaten per year, via cheese favourites - here's a look at how France really feels about fromage.

Published: 27 March 2024 14:16 CET
Cheese in numbers: France’s obsession with fromage

March 27th is the Journée nationale du fromage in France – so here are a few facts about the delicious dairy delicacy.

246

Charles de Gaulle famously once asked of governing France: “How can anyone govern a country with 246 varieties of cheese?”.

His numbers were wrong. Producers in France make closer to 1,000 varieties of cheese – and some have estimated that figure could be pushed up as high as 1,600.

8

The number of cheese ‘families’ in France. A good cheeseboard in France is generally considered to consist of at least three ‘families’ – a soft cheese, a hard cheese and either a blue or a goat’s cheese. Remember, too, an odd number of fromages on a platter is better than an even number, according from cheese etiquettists

READ ALSO France Facts: There are eight cheese families in France

2.5

About how long – in years – it would take you to try every cheese made in France, if you tried a new variety every day. Life goals. 

95

The percentage of people in France who say they eat cheese at least once a week, spending seven percent of their weekly food bill on it.

READ ALSO Best Briehaviour: Your guide to French cheese etiquette

40

Two-fifths of French people say they eat cheese every day

57

The amount of cheese produced, in kilogrammes, in France every second, according to this website, which has a counter to show you how fast that really is. It’s estimated that 1.8 million tonnes of cheese are produced in France every year.

27

The French consume, on average, a whopping 27 kilogrammes of cheese per person per year.

READ ALSO Fonduegate: Why customer service is different in France

3

The three most popular cheeses in France, based on sales, are Emmental, Camembert, and Raclette – followed by mozzarella, goat’s cheese, Comté and Coulommiers.

63

Some 63 cheeses have been awarded the Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée status, which means they can only be produced in a certain region.

1

France has – or at least soon will have – one dedicated cheese museum. 

READ ALSO Three things to know about the new Paris cheese museum

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