Celiaanne, how do you feal about eating "etc."?

<<Daetrips perfectly legitimate question>>
Well when you post a question with that title, somehow link foie gras, lamb and veal, disappear without answering the clarification questions, and it is your second post only.... you leave yourself open for speculation, let alone the thread.

In NO part of the OP's post did she suggest ANYTHING like "are there any quality foods in France?" and there was no excuse for being so snide and oh-so-superior. Thank goodness the French aren't nearly as snobbish as some Fodorites.
Robjame et al, get off your high horse. NOTHING in the OP indicated that she only liked "bland American food." You have NO idea what other cuisines the OP likes...she could easily enjoy all kinds of sushi or spicy Asian foods. I do, even though I don't care for foie gras (and yes, I have eaten it).
You COULD have easily answered the OP's question without rushing to judgement like arrogant prats.

BT - LOL it was in answer to your question

read you own post... anyone who says "oh-so-superior" is being just that

as for snide - you win

Ok, tell what SPECIFICALLY appeared in the OP's post to indicate she ONLY liked "bland American food."

Also, please explain SPECIFICALLY why someone who POLITELY asks for recommendations for a "romantic dinner" be told to go to McDonald's simply because she says she doesn't like foie gras, lamb, or veal. Even the etc. could mean nothing more than she doesn't favor the cuisine of SW France.

Padraig, I've always found etc. to be a bit spicy for me. What about you?

Celiaanne, I don't eat etc. It's a deeply held pseudo-religious principle. But the other things are fine.

I find that it gives me hiccups.
E.g. is delicious however.

I think that the OP should take some velveeta, tinned tomatoes and I can't remember the other ingredient to the restaurant and show the chef how to make Chile con queso.

I wish Daetrips would check back. Only two posts and we lost her.

And her post was not an anti-meat post. I hope that she did check back for those post that addressed her question.

<b>Daetrips</b>, welcome to Fodors! Here's a website (formerly reservethebest.com) that allows you to search by type of cooking, neighborhood, and budget. You'll be able to look at sample menus and make reservations.

http://www.bestrestaurantsparis.com/

Once you find some restos that you like, come back here and search on them or post a new inquiry with their name(s) in the header. As you'll have guessed by now, the more specific your header the better answers you'll receive.

If you happen to be vegetarian post back and I'll give you some names.

Best of luck.

This thread is just delicious!

I forgot to mention raw fish eggs, aka caviar. If the rest of the world ate as does Daetrips I could afford this delicacy more often. Then we have mussels. This is one of God's wonderful gifts. A bucket of moules a l&agrave; marini&egrave;re and a bottle of chablis is as romantic as it gets. Just picture those little animals! Calf liver is another great item. I could go on about deer and rabbit, and others from the sea, e.g. calamari.

But now I have to get to my superb home-made venison chili, reheated for tonight's dinner. It tastes better the second night out.

BTW, I had a dear family member who would walk across Paris, Amsterdam, Budapest, or wherever to eat at McDump. I sat and watched. Then I would lead the way to a real restaurant for local fare. She is, of course, my ex.

You are what you eat.

Why are people thinking Daetrips is a vegetarian??? Let alone a vegan, which is really unusual and restrictive. All she said is she doesn't like a couple things, which are meat, but specific kinds. I think she just thinks these are unusual-tasting or odd dishes, that's all. I know lots of people who wouldn't eat foie gras, and I love lamb, but from my midWest small town background (and because it wasn't sold in the IGA very often), a lot of folks view that suspiciously also, as being kind of weird. I suspect these are just seen as exotic items and it has nothing to do with being vegetarian. If so, the OP really needs to learn to be more direct.


I actually do think about eating meat and mammals, etc., as sort of disgusting when you think about it, but I have no particular fondness or sympathy for rabbits or ducks or chickens, all of whom I think are rather replellent creatures in real nature (as I used to have some, as does my BIL, we were raised in an area with chickens in the backyard and he raises rabbits to eat for dinner in the wilds of Vermont, where that is kind of normal).

I agree that this is a simple matter of a poorly phrased question, and that Daetrips is not a) a vegetarian or b) deserving of disdain for her tastes. As I've been researching restaurants for my upcoming trip to France (just 7 days...yippee!), I've come across quite a few menus that are heavy on the calf brains in aspic and foie gras a la cerveau de singe. (Okay, not really, but not too far off.) This kind of thing is in the fancier places or in places specializing in the foods of a particular region. Most ordinary cafes will have omelettes, roast chicken, and a host of salads, including my favorite, salad nicoise.

By the way, why am I not picturing real seared tuna on a French salad nicoise? Do they have that in France or is it always the canned stuff? Sorry if that's a silly question. I don't think I've ever seen fresh tuna on a French salad Nicoise...

There are all sorts of dishes in France. I won't try foie gras, nor some other dishes that are popular in France. But the food runs the gamat, just like anywhere else.

I do think that the post is a bit of a put-on.
Look at the title - provocative with nothing to do with the question
The OP has been to Paris but has no ideas
&quot;our palates do not run to dishes such as foie gras, lamb, veal, etc.&quot;
Nine serious posts and the poster hasn't answered some basic clarification questions.
I think it is natural that the post became derailed and that people started to project upon the OP.
I am still unsure if she wants suggestions of what to eat or where to eat.

Cimbrone; it's nearly always the canned stuff. That's the way it's always been served. Except in some of the more fancy places they will do seared tuna (as in the smart beach restaurants in Cannes for example).

I still don't get the problem. If your taste do not run to certain dishes, just order something else. This is a crazy (or poorly phrased) question.

This tuna thing was in another thread too. The canned &quot;stuff&quot; in France and Italy is so much better than what we call &quot;tuna&quot;. It is delicious--definitely not Chicken of the Sea.
And if you want good tuna salad here, make it from fresh poached tuna--you'll never go back.