I don't really know a lot about Frensh food, but I associate Frensh with baguettes, red wine and croissants. For Germany: there are different traditional meals in different regions and social level. For example Weißwurst (a white sausage), pretzel and Weißbier (wheat beer) or in Palatinate Saumagen (consisting of potatoes, carrots and pork). German beer is good. My grandmother comes from Schlesien (Silesia), that doesn't belong to Germany anymore since the end of World War II, and she often cooks Eintopf (like stew). But when we visit my grandparents on Sundays she prepares various meals, such as roulades, asparagus, Schwarzwurzeln (wikipedia translates it with scorzonera), Königsberger Klopse (consisting of meatballs in a white sauce with capers), goulash or potatoes. If you go out to eat in a restaurant, you may are served a soup, the main course and a dessert as described by Carl Lou. There you will often schnitzel with chips. If you don't have the time to prepare those sorts of meals, you just eat bread with butter, cheese and/or Wurst (sausage) or some fast food made in the microwave at home or you may also get some fast food somewhere else (for example McDonalds).