Paris: The Beauty, The Food, The People, The Vibe - Page 2

X Bomby · October 13th, 2012, 02:28 PM

Lovely pictures!

acc521 · October 13th, 2012, 02:58 PM

I'd agree with you Jex. Escargot is quite nice, but I never envisaged it, or frogs legs, as being a regular thing for French people lol.

ory26 · October 13th, 2012, 07:08 PM

wow great photos and blogs!

lajofa · October 13th, 2012, 07:28 PM

Fresh frog's legs prepared with butter, parsley and garlic in a skillet are delicious. Too many places just deep fry frozen ones. It's a travesty.

Avemano · October 13th, 2012, 09:32 PM

Tu as l'air d'être un bon vivant acc521

acc521 · October 14th, 2012, 12:15 AM

en effet je ne peux pas me plaindre

Indeed I cannot complain

Boriska · October 14th, 2012, 09:28 PM

Jex, tu as tort. Bien préparé, les escargots c'est délicieux et ça se trouve dans n'importe quelle grande surface.

Metalog51 · February 6th, 2013, 02:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jex7844

They're lovely indeed GG, many thanks!

Having said that, the snails stuff is such a cliché...Although I'm french, I've never eaten a single snail in my whole life, & I don't remember my friends saying they had tried that either.

I'm not saying it's untrue as there are some french people eating snails, but they represent a small percentage of the population. You only eat this stuff on special occasions in 'posh' restaurants, in other terms, that's really rare.

I don't think I'll ever eat snails, it just doesn't appeal to me, but I may try frog legs someday.

LOL, another anglo-french myth busted.

acc521 · February 6th, 2013, 03:33 PM

If anyone honestly believes that the French eat frogs legs and snails all day long, then that is really quite ignorant of them.

One thing that I've found throughout my travels is that many of the "exotic delicacies" that you read about are actually things that the locals do not eat on a day to day basis at all.

The one French "myth" which is actually completely true is the baguette thing. There are bakeries everywhere, selling the most amazing fresh baguettes, and they seem to all be selling them non-stop to a steady stream of customers. I suppose "bread" doesn't make an exotic selling point for some travel writers though

Turing · February 6th, 2013, 04:13 PM

TimeAndTide · February 6th, 2013, 08:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Turing

Let's eat !!!!!

acc521 · February 6th, 2013, 10:43 PM

That's something we can all agree is a good idea!

acc521 · February 7th, 2013, 12:39 AM

Hi all, I just noticed that the links on this page were broken as they were linking to my old blog. If you wanted to check out the extra photos, I've fixed the links :-)

Cujas · February 7th, 2013, 06:10 PM

La perfection

Turing · February 7th, 2013, 06:35 PM

Tu parles du saucisson/vin/fromage/pain ?

acc521 · February 7th, 2013, 09:39 PM

Je suppose que oui.

Cujas · February 8th, 2013, 12:50 PM

Bien sûr que je parle du saucisson, vin, fromage.

Quoi d'autre mérite l'appellation contrôlée: perfection.

Avemano · February 8th, 2013, 06:41 PM

C'est vrai que la photo donne l'eau à la bouche

(Il manque quand même le beurre demi-sel Paysan breton pour manger du pain-beure ou pour accompagner le pain-saucisson

)

Manuilà · February 8th, 2013, 06:48 PM

C'est pas du beurre à coté des fromages ?

Avemano · February 8th, 2013, 06:55 PM

Ca a l'air d'être du beurre de parisiens, mieux vaut amener soi-même sa propre plaquette de Paysan breton ...

October 13th, 2012, 02:28 PM	#21
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October 13th, 2012, 02:58 PM	#22
acc521 Do you expect me to talk? Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Melbourne, Perth, London Posts: 9,942 Likes (Received): 186	I'd agree with you Jex. Escargot is quite nice, but I never envisaged it, or frogs legs, as being a regular thing for French people lol. __________________ The City Lane: Travel, Food & Culture From Around The World.

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October 14th, 2012, 12:15 AM	#26
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lajofa Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 220 Likes (Received): 24	Fresh frog's legs prepared with butter, parsley and garlic in a skillet are delicious. Too many places just deep fry frozen ones. It's a travesty.

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February 6th, 2013, 03:33 PM	#29
acc521 Do you expect me to talk? Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Melbourne, Perth, London Posts: 9,942 Likes (Received): 186	If anyone honestly believes that the French eat frogs legs and snails all day long, then that is really quite ignorant of them. One thing that I've found throughout my travels is that many of the "exotic delicacies" that you read about are actually things that the locals do not eat on a day to day basis at all. The one French "myth" which is actually completely true is the baguette thing. There are bakeries everywhere, selling the most amazing fresh baguettes, and they seem to all be selling them non-stop to a steady stream of customers. I suppose "bread" doesn't make an exotic selling point for some travel writers though __________________ The City Lane: Travel, Food & Culture From Around The World.

February 6th, 2013, 10:43 PM	#32
acc521 Do you expect me to talk? Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Melbourne, Perth, London Posts: 9,942 Likes (Received): 186	That's something we can all agree is a good idea! __________________ The City Lane: Travel, Food & Culture From Around The World.

February 7th, 2013, 12:39 AM	#33
acc521 Do you expect me to talk? Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Melbourne, Perth, London Posts: 9,942 Likes (Received): 186	Hi all, I just noticed that the links on this page were broken as they were linking to my old blog. If you wanted to check out the extra photos, I've fixed the links :-) __________________ The City Lane: Travel, Food & Culture From Around The World.

February 7th, 2013, 06:10 PM	#34
Cujas Registered User Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Paris Posts: 485 Likes (Received): 327	La perfection __________________ "Lorsque notre esprit croit fermement en la possibilité de la réalisation d’un projet, que ce soit de remplir l’océan ou de bouger les montagnes, cela peut être accomplit facilement. Mais au contraire, quand nous sommes convaincus de son impossibilité, même une action aussi simple que de bouger la main ou de casser une brindille devient impossible. La puissance de l’esprit est vraiment extraordinaire. " Sun Yat-sen Nouvel article sur ParisImages: Clichy, un éclectisme architectural affiché http://parisimages.canalblog.com/

February 7th, 2013, 06:35 PM	#35
Turing French Crou Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 2,074 Likes (Received): 927	Tu parles du saucisson/vin/fromage/pain ?

February 7th, 2013, 09:39 PM	#36
acc521 Do you expect me to talk? Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Melbourne, Perth, London Posts: 9,942 Likes (Received): 186	Je suppose que oui. __________________ The City Lane: Travel, Food & Culture From Around The World.

February 8th, 2013, 12:50 PM	#37
Cujas Registered User Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Paris Posts: 485 Likes (Received): 327	Bien sûr que je parle du saucisson, vin, fromage. Quoi d'autre mérite l'appellation contrôlée: perfection. __________________ "Lorsque notre esprit croit fermement en la possibilité de la réalisation d’un projet, que ce soit de remplir l’océan ou de bouger les montagnes, cela peut être accomplit facilement. Mais au contraire, quand nous sommes convaincus de son impossibilité, même une action aussi simple que de bouger la main ou de casser une brindille devient impossible. La puissance de l’esprit est vraiment extraordinaire. " Sun Yat-sen Nouvel article sur ParisImages: Clichy, un éclectisme architectural affiché http://parisimages.canalblog.com/

February 8th, 2013, 06:48 PM	#39
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