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French Food? Do you like it?
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Everything I have read says that the claim, that moderate alcohol consumption has health benefits, is totally debunked. In fact, study after study, including those of the WHO, show that there is no level of alcohol consumption that does not have the risks associated with alcohol consumption, such as increased risk of cancer, liver disease, and, totally contrary to the claims to the opposite, cardiovascular disease.It may be no mystery. Americans are taught alcohol is the devil. And either avoid it or consume to excess.
Yet drinking a glass of wine is amazingly cardio-protective, and in fact is 'all-cause' protective.
There may be nothing else one can do that matches the protective power of the 7-14 grams of ethanol contained in one small glass of wine.
Studies that claimed that the health of the French show that moderate alcohol consumption is beneficial were flawed, and the low rate of heart disease in the French is due to other factors.
At least one study I saw found that the studies which claimed health benefits of wine were sponsored by the wine industry. Sound familiar to the studies sponsored by RJ Reynolds, back in the late 20th century?
My take as well
Yes, what I have seen also. There is no positive benefit of alcohol in any amount. Not against it - just saying.
The Europeans drink wine and are healthy. They also walk everywhere, seem to have low stress, keep their body weight in check, eat a lot of fresh not factory prepared food, and hence on average live longer.
They tend to eat less. I've know quite a few Europeans, and they described entrees in American restaurants as "American portions". In the US, it's often "finish your plate" while in Europe it's not considered rude to say you're full and stop eating.
There is quite a bit of heavily processed foods in Europe. But eating less overall is the key.
The energy share from UPFDs varied markedly across the 22 European countries included, ranging from 14 to 44%, being the lowest in Italy and Romania, while the highest in the UK and Sweden. An overall modest decrease (2–15%) in UPFDs consumption is observed over time, except for Finland, Spain and the UK reporting increases (3–9%). Fine bakery wares and soft drinks were most frequently ranked as the main contributor. Countries with a higher sugar intake reported also a higher energy share from UPFDs, as most clearly observed for UPF (r = 0.57, p value = 0.032 for men; and r = 0.53, p value = 0.061 for women). No associations with fibre intake or high BMI were observed.
And yet for middle aged people the cardiovascular benefits remain around 20%. Being as heart disease is the #1 killer for middle aged men and older, there is something to the French wine and long life observations.
Read the modern studies carefully. Alcohol is unhelpful to younger folks, those at risk for certain cancers and so on. But for certain men, in very small quantities, alcohol can be cardioprotective.
French Toast....thats about it for me....
I stand corrected, I love French toast.
Oh wait, just looked it up. It is not French. The dish dates back to ancient Rome, where it was described in the cookbook Apicius as bread soaked in milk and eggs, then fried
The best French Toast I've ever had was made with thick artisan millet seed bread at the long gone "Station House" in Milford, Connecticut. That stuff was WOW.
Next to a chocolate old fashioned donut, the sugar/fat bomb I go for most often is a pain au chocolat, so yes. A well-made plain croissant has few matches as well.
Otherwise, French Bistro cuisine more so than fine dining.
And as noted, how much you eat is as important and what you eat.
Outside the U.S., there aren't 2-liter bottles and suitcases of canned soda lining an entire market aisle. 2-liter containers are less common, never mind the 3-liter sodas that can be found in some American markets.
Otherwise, French Bistro cuisine more so than fine dining.
And as noted, how much you eat is as important and what you eat.
Outside the U.S., there aren't 2-liter bottles and suitcases of canned soda lining an entire market aisle. 2-liter containers are less common, never mind the 3-liter sodas that can be found in some American markets.
ironically, the best French fries i ever had was on the island of Guadeloupe in the Caribbean. the people of Guadeloupe and Martinique are among the nicest on earth. food is very good on both islands. to my taste, they have better food than on French mainland. and for me, it is very easy to make friends there as they all speak French, including Martinique Creole and Guadeloupe Creole. but French is de Facto language. people are even nicer on the small island of Marie Galante. it is about 1 hour from Guadeloupe by giant jetboat.
I think it depends on the quality and how much you paid for it.
Same as people saying "Chinese food is gross" when all they have eaten is $8 hole in he wall, people there would say it is not Chinese food. I would imagine the same happens in French Food as well.
I don't see a problem with escargo or beef bourguignon, people all over other culture eats sea sails and beef stew with wine, it is all about the quality and execution, and what you are used to.
Same as people saying "Chinese food is gross" when all they have eaten is $8 hole in he wall, people there would say it is not Chinese food. I would imagine the same happens in French Food as well.
I don't see a problem with escargo or beef bourguignon, people all over other culture eats sea sails and beef stew with wine, it is all about the quality and execution, and what you are used to.
People in most every western culture do have interesting take on real Chinese food. But then again Italian food in USA, Mexican food in England, USA food in Taiwan. Sometimes you just need to go with it.
I spent 10 days in Paris and Lyon back in 1998. Was there as part of a work team performing due diligence prior to a business acquisition. Best food I ever ate in my life.
This was my experience as well. I also noticed tobacco consumption habits were different. Lots of people smoked, but nobody smoked a lot. Those guys would nurse a pack of smokes for an entire week, smoking maybe 2-3 cigarettes per day, compared to our guys who would smoke a pack daily.
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Spent some time working for a French company and worked in Massy while commuting from Paris. French baking = great. French food = bland and boring. Too much cream and lack of flavours. I got so tired of the bland one trip that I sought out a Cuban restaurant, thinking there would be something with flavour...but was sadly disappointed as it seems they catered to the French tast of bland food. Give me Cajun, Thai, Mexican, etc. Which reminds me, Scottish cuisine can be the runner up for bland food. The only flavourful food I found in Scotland was indian curry....
It is rude to order food that you can't finish though.
They tend to have much smaller portion sizes in Europe. And even then getting a doggy bag is increasingly more acceptable than wasting food.
I can't see how anyone wouldn't.
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