First, a moment to remember Notre Dame... The end of one era and a beginning of a new...
Now, on to our post...
Nourriture, (pronounce noo-ri-ture) Food
in English, is something the French are famous for, with good reason. I love,
love, love to eat in France, even if sometimes what they think is delish, I
think is disgusting! I’m sorry, I don’t do snails. Yes, I know, I’m missing
out, but sorry. Just don’t do them.
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| Foie gras special as aperitif, Toulouse |
But I do eat duck. I’ve also eaten gizzards, which I’d never
tried before, and many other things. But mostly cheese and the pastries is what
I miss when I come home. The cheeses here are not the same and the variety,
well, it is getting better in the US, but still pales in comparison to France’s
selections as do the pastries, which aren’t too sweet or filled with lots of
chemicals. Just my preference. So, I’m posting a few photos of different dishes, shops,
etc., all having to do with food in some way. I hope you enjoy them! Bon
Appetit!
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| A meat and cheese tray, Brasserie BBT, Cornebarrieu |
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| I think it went over well! |
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| Chocolate Easter eggs, Biarritz |
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| Wild boar ready for the fire, Bonrepos-Riquet |
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| On the fire! |
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| Leg of lamb, at the "Organdi" restaurant, Cornebarrieu |
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| Croque Monsieur avec frites et salade, Revel |
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| A "pique-nique" picnic lunch in the garden |
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| Riz de Veau, Organdi, Cornebarrieu |
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| Chevre-chaude salade, Gers (hot goat cheese salad) Les Taillades, Haute Garonne |
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| Chantilly avec fruits dessert, Les Taillades |
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| Roasted Pigeon, Gourmond chez Martine, St. Bertrand de Commange |
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| Salade chèvre chaud, Salad with warm goat cheese, smoked duck, and bacon, Capestang |
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| Gateau chocolat, chocolate cake chez mes beaux parents |
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| Päella et fromage, chez mes beaux-parents |
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| Cassis sorbet, Auberge du Marais, Bouliac (near Bordeaux) |
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| Caille (Quail) with potatoes and veggies, Auberge du Marais, Bouliac (near Bordeaux) |
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| Gateau fraises, strawberry cake for Pierre's birthday, Merville |
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| Couscous a la Redjem, Merville |
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| Different breads and some cheese at my mother-in-law's house |
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| Magret, pommes frites et confit de canard, duck and potatoes, Chez Annie, Gers |
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Homemade Confit de Canard, at a baptism party, St. Michel
And where does one go to buy these kinds of foods? Why to the market of course! This day we went to Le marché Carmes in Toulouse.
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Mmmmmm!!Looks good ;) Of course as I'm French I will not say I don't like your post ;)) Haaaa, cheese and bread, the best meal ever!
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when I moved back from France to England and opened a restaurant, my menu was very much influenced by food I'd enjoyed there - including snails!
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Yummy! Most of it anyway :)
ReplyDeleteAah! Your post is making me hungry. Such tempting and delicious looking dishes, especially the Croque Monsieur avec frites et salade and Gateau fraises, strawberry cake!! :)
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ReplyDeleteVery colorful photos of delicious-looking food. My family raised chickens so I have eaten gizzards and most other parts of the fowl. (As my father said, "All except the cluck.")
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Some amazing food porn there....thanks for sharing. Stopping in from A to Z.
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