Rotisserie Chicken on Paris

Old Dec 1st, 2015, 10:55 PM
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Rotisserie Chicken on Paris

Where is a good place to buy a rotisserie chicken to take home for dinner. Somewhere in the 3 or 4 would be most convenient. Rue Montogrueil is also close by. What time do they stop selling them?Thanks
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Old Dec 1st, 2015, 11:16 PM
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Most regular street markets have a vendor with a rotisserie that sells chicken and pork.

"Marché "Saint-Eustache-Les Halles" ou Montorgueil
Rue Montmartre, entre la rue Rambuteau et la rue du Jour (voir la carte)
Quand ? le jeudi de 12h30 à 20h, et le dimanche de 7h à 15 h"
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Old Dec 2nd, 2015, 02:49 AM
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One thing to know about rotisserie chickens is that they are much more expensive in the center of the city -- often about 10-12 euros. In my own neighborhood, they cost 5.50€. Of course, it isn't a big deal when you are on holiday. Then again, if you start buying other items in those areas, it quickly adds up.
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You can stop by the butcher or the "traiteur" and reserve a chicken that will be ready when you want to pick it up. Most places will also sell you half a roast chicken, if that's all you want.

"Poulet fermier" - free range chicken - always costs more than the regular "poulet". Just so you know.

Though kerouac's neighborhood is a lot cheaper for roast chickens, it's probably not worth the time it would take to go there and try to find one.
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Make your cardiologist happy by asking for a portion of the potatoes and [often] onions that roast under the chickens and absorb their drippings all day.

When you tell her what you have been eating, she will start dreaming of spa vacations.
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Old Dec 2nd, 2015, 03:51 AM
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I only pay 5.00€ in my neighborhood in the 11th, for a small chicken - though some nearby butchers charge 12.00€ or more. I agree that it's not worth traveling for.
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Old Dec 2nd, 2015, 04:25 AM
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In the 3rd or 4th, the Bastille Market will be nearby. The market is open on Sunday and (I think) Wednesday. It has vendors selling rotisserie chicken, often with the potatoes and onions mentioned above
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We always have "Gite Chicken" for our first "home" dinner in France.

serves 2
1 Rotisserie Chicken
1 1/2 - 2 cups of creme fraiche
1 heaping T of Moutarde Ancienne - we like Maille brand
1/2 - 1 C hard sharp grated cheese - Comte or something like that

- Do not refrigerate the chicken - unless you purchase it the previous day
- re-heat the chicken in a 110 degree oven for 30-40 mins
- put remaining ingredients in a sauce pan and heat until the cheese is barely melted. Do not overheat, or the creme fraiche will become too runny.

Quarter chicken & pour sauce over.

You can add some diced smoked meat, or cooked smoked (fume) lardons to the sauce.

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Old Dec 2nd, 2015, 07:36 AM
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Thanks all for the very helpful responses. Can't wait to dig into one of these!
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We bought ours at the butcher but in the 14th. Best little potatoes. I bought maille mayo and made chicken salad for sandwiches. Yum. Don't forget Picard for great sides.
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Old Dec 2nd, 2015, 09:54 AM
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How the hell could anybody "travel" to Kerouac's "neighborhood" for anything since the actual neighborhood isn't even specified?

Enjoy your chicken.
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Old Dec 2nd, 2015, 10:01 AM
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I thought the 18th?
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Old Dec 2nd, 2015, 10:19 AM
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Yes, 10 minutes by metro.
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Old Dec 2nd, 2015, 10:38 AM
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I think kerouac has made it clear over many years that he lives in the 18th.

Putting cheese into a sauce for rotisserie chicken with anything - crème fraîche, mustard, or whatever - seems like culinary sacrilège to me. You eat the cheese afterward.
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Old Dec 2nd, 2015, 10:55 AM
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I found that "recipe" a bit odd as well. Covering it with crème fraîche and cheese would eliminate all of the crispy goodness of the skin.

But we're all different, I guess.
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There's a butcher on rue Saint-Antoine near the Saint-Paul metro station. We've had a couple of good chickens from there.
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I did not mix mayo till the next day with the leftovers for chicken salad. Kerouac lives in the 18th. He talks about it a lot.
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Stu's recipe looks quite US.
As an European I am really not appealed by it.
Each his own poison I guess.
I eat my hamburger with Soja sauce.
Joking. I don't eat hamburgers.
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Last evening we vaguely remembered a market near Hotel De Ville, so walked over and found a woman selling the chicken and potatoes and onions. We chose the poulet fermier. The potatoes and onions were great and the chicken good, but not like the one I remembered from our last trip where we got one from the market on Richard Lenoir near the apt we stayed in. Didn't know about going and ordering one from the butcher or traiteur and will keep this thread for future trips. Thanks all for your tips!

Kerouac- I'll be in the 18th again Saturday night. Do keep
an eye out for an American��
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It is amazing how hard some tourists struggle to find they same type of food they eat at home in other countries. Grilled chicken would be last thing that comes to my mind when thinking of food in Paris. And grated with cheese... bah!
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