Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "Paris na Faransa" na nufin nau'in kayan gasa da ake yi a Faransa ko kuma aka shirya a cikin salon Faransanci. Irin kek na Faransa yawanci ana siffanta shi da ƙaƙƙarfan rubutu mai laushi, ɗanɗano mai ɗanɗano mai ɗanɗano, da kyakkyawar gabatarwa. Misalai na irin kek na Faransa sun haɗa da croissants, éclairs, macarons, tarts, da kek da kek iri-iri. Ana ganin irin kek na Faransa a matsayin mafi inganci kuma nagartaccen nau'in irin kek a duniya, kuma masu dafa abinci da masu sha'awar abinci suna girmama shi sosai.