It had a lot of Worcestershire Sauce or something. I didn't know what it was at the time and due to my food allergies, didn't want to have epi pen myself in a foreign country. I ate half of it. It wasn't bad. The texture wasn't great.
French Food? Do you like it?
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The snails are a carrier for garlic and butter.
Foie gras really depends on how it's prepared. They best I ever had was on Montreal Canada. The restaurant served it as a very thin slice which was seared on both sides.
Southern and Western France have plenty of fresh and seafood plates. Much better IMO.
Foie gras really depends on how it's prepared. They best I ever had was on Montreal Canada. The restaurant served it as a very thin slice which was seared on both sides.
Southern and Western France have plenty of fresh and seafood plates. Much better IMO.
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I dont like the like the french
Not my preferred cuisine.
I only like certain simple dishes.
Too many ingredients in most of them.
I do like the hard bread sandwiches though.
Fresh French baguettes are awesome, I prefer a whole wheat baguette. You're right duck liver and snails are offal so noooo thanks. I love a great crepe, sweet or savory. I've made a rich beef stew with red wine that turned out great, so I assumed beef Bourguignon was like a really rich beef stew. I had an apple fennel soup years ago but don't know if that's really French or not. The one really big surprise was a few years ago a culinary magazine interviewed various chefs who came to the USA to work for a while. The French chef went nuts for new England clam chowder. Apparently clam chowder is not something that the French have yet he fixes a pot every month for friends and family.In my aviation career, I've enjoyed great food all over the world. But I generally dislike French food. Despite the near universal opinion that French food is fantastic, and that there is nothing better than a French restaurant, it's not for me.
Do you love it, like it or hate it?
Beef bourguignon for example. Beef cooked in red wine. Bitter and nasty.
Foie gras. Liver from fattened duck. A delicacy? Not a chance, it is waste food and belongs in kibble.
Snails... Well that one needs no explanation. 0.003 grams of protein, that can only be tolerated with spices galore.
Baguettes con jambon y fromage. Ham n cheese sandwich. Sorry but my jaw muscles fatigue out before I can finish that tough monster.
Crepes, well this one is half OK. Even so, they can't seem to make pancakes correctly...
I'm not a steak and potatoes guy. I tend to like fresh, basic meals, especially fish, that are not processed to the Nth degree.
Nope:
Something I really like, local grilled fish over a fresh salad, with local fruits and local FL avocado.
https://www.bing.com/videos/rivervi...64FFFE6C3398947D50C864FFFE6C339894&ajaxhist=0In my aviation career, I've enjoyed great food all over the world. But I generally dislike French food. Despite the near universal opinion that French food is fantastic, and that there is nothing better than a French restaurant, it's not for me.
Do you love it, like it or hate it?
Beef bourguignon for example. Beef cooked in red wine. Bitter and nasty.
Foie gras. Liver from fattened duck. A delicacy? Not a chance, it is waste food and belongs in kibble.
Snails... Well that one needs no explanation. 0.003 grams of protein, that can only be tolerated with spices galore.
Baguettes con jambon y fromage. Ham n cheese sandwich. Sorry but my jaw muscles fatigue out before I can finish that tough monster.
Crepes, well this one is half OK. Even so, they can't seem to make pancakes correctly...
I'm not a steak and potatoes guy. I tend to like fresh, basic meals, especially fish, that are not processed to the Nth degree.
Nope:
Something I really like, local grilled fish over a fresh salad, with local fruits and local FL avocado.
Maybe they knew you were coming there, at least not to the place I Linked, just a Joke. I have also heard that French food is great, thank you for the Warning.
I am guessing you are ok with French Fries. LOL
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We spent 3 weeks in France in 2023..for Le Mans and to follow the Garage 56 Nascar there. My wife's cousins are in the Normandy region..and way down South so we spent the rest of the time with them. The little mom and pop cafe's are the best, but we did have a few "commercial" meals on the coast. Moules and frites (muscles and fries) were to die for! Nothing like we get here in the Pacific NW! Actually all the seafood was great!
And the boulangerie's..the best pastries ever!
And the boulangerie's..the best pastries ever!
I've had escargot. Ironically enough at an Italian restaurant. It was at an event with a lot of European expats, and this place was chosen because of familiarity. What ended up happening was that our host (who was very American though) ordered it as a challenge to see who would actually eat it. Strangely enough, it's not what most people would think. When properly prepared, it's meaty like clam meat.
You must have an iron jaw!! I can't believe how hard it was to eat. Heck, one could use that bread as a weapon!
This sandwich is made from puff-crete (a form of concrete mixed with air), 2-3 slices of cheap ham and a little cheese. It may look good, but remember looks can be deceiving. It is utterly impossible to get the upper teeth down to the lower teeth when taking a bite.
I love escargot. best mal I ever ate in Europe was in Spain (Barcelona) where I had a half roasted rabbit with herbs and around the edge of the dish were two dozen escargot in butter. What a melt in my mouth meal.
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You must have an iron jaw!! I can't believe how hard it was to eat. Heck, one could use that bread as a weapon!
This sandwich is made from puff-crete (a form of concrete mixed with air), 2-3 slices of cheap ham and a little cheese. It may look good, but remember looks can be deceiving. It is utterly impossible to get the upper teeth down to the lower teeth when taking a bite.
Usually its soft underneath the crunch.
No one accused these people of making great sandwiches.
If anyone reading and not been there that may possibly think Cujet might have picked a a non representative sample - this is a repeatable representation of what you get when you order a ham and cheese.
I never went to France to be well fed.
Amsterdam has great street sandwiches, I never went there for the sandwiches either.
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Patman
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I like French Toast 
Patman
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The poutine in Quebec is so much better than anything that Ontario has to offer