Fav Foods in Paris
Jun 20th, 2000, 11:15 AM
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Fav Foods in Paris
I just read the posts with the delicious descriptions about the best crepes that people have enjoyed at crepe stands when in Paris. <BR> <BR>Other than making me hungry, it makes me think about acquiring "food" in Paris. <BR> <BR>What are some of your best food memories in Paris? <BR> <BR>Do you have any suggestions on the best to-go food to get at boulangeries, and patisseries, etc...? (for fellow budget eaters out there) <BR> <BR>Also, any hints on marketing and grocery shopping in Paris? <BR> <BR>*Would love to hear more from you out there on that wonderful topic of crepes.* <BR> <BR>Thanks in advance <BR>Happy Eating <BR>Patricia A Sante
Jun 20th, 2000, 11:47 AM
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Crepes, crepes, crepes! I ate at four ceperies and a crepe stand during one week in Paris in April. The best crepes I had were at Creperie des Arts on rue St. Andre des Arts, Creperie Beaubourg next to the Stravinsky fountain adjacent to Centre George Pompidou (also best and biggest salade verte I had in Paris), and at the crepe stand on rue Cler (the only thing open there on Sunday!). Best crepes in US are at Ti Couz on 16th St. in San Francisco; completely authentic (owned by a Breton) and delicious. All of these (including Ti Couz) are cheap!
Jun 20th, 2000, 01:00 PM
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Patricia - this is dangerous - I'm pining for Paris as it is - this will do me in! <BR> <BR>Papillon Noir cheese and country pate from Bon Marche on a baguette. <BR> <BR>Financiers (little almond cakes)from any bakery <BR> <BR>Ham, cheese and butter on a baguette from the walkaway stands <BR> <BR>Pistachio nougat from a delicatessen behind the BHV. <BR> <BR>Pommes frites with mustard - anywhere! <BR> <BR>As far as marketing, try any roving street market, or any of the market streets - Rue Cler, Rue de Buci, Rue de Levis, etc. You can make a great, inexpensive meal out of treats from several stands. I also enjoy going into the "supermarkets" like Franprix, G20 and the ones located in the Monoprix department stores. It's amazing to see how many kinds of yogurt, cheese, etc. they have! <BR> <BR>
Jun 20th, 2000, 04:51 PM
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We have many friends in the paper business here in Georgia . . . they were amazed to hear us say, after our last trip to Paris, that good red wine was far less expensive than bathroom tissue in the supermarches -- a lesson we learned renting an apartment, rather than staying in a hotel! My kids' favorite food was the pannini, the grilled sandwiches available from vendors along the sidewalks, and my son was particularly amused when the waitress told him, at our last dinner in Paris, that it was acceptable to eat his lapin with his fingers -- it's okay, she said, to eat 'anything that hops or flies' with the fingers!! <BR> <BR>And does everyone else suffer 'food withdrawal' returning home? I couldn't think of a thing here at home that I was interested in either cooking or eating!
Jun 20th, 2000, 07:29 PM
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One fall, after spending a vacation with the Loons in northern Ireland, I spent five days in Paris, alone, and made it the "museums no one ever visits" trip - and the "duck at lunch and dinner" menu. I loved every duck breast, liver, terrine and cassoulet I snarfed. AAAARRGGHH I just had a tuna fish sandwich for dinner AARRGGGH Why did you make me remember DUCK??
Jun 20th, 2000, 09:21 PM
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There are so many yummy, yummy foods out there! Now tell me how to choose???! <BR> <BR>Looks like I have alot of wonderful (melty, chocolate, flaky creme filled, cheese filled, nougat filled with nuts sprinkled, with a cherry on top) food experiences to look forward to on my first trip to Paris! <BR> <BR>It's kind of weird how food and smell affect our memories so much. They can transport us back in time! <BR> <BR> Please keep the great food experiences coming.... <BR> <BR>Patricia
Jun 21st, 2000, 03:02 AM
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Ice cream - sorbet - glace -- whatever you want to call it, that wonderful frozen treat they serve on r. St Louis. I was able to take my mom and dad on a trip around Europe last year including Paris for a week (my dad typically kept 3 gallons of ice cream in the fridge at home. 6-10 flavors). We stayed on the island and ate sorbet every night by the river. <BR> <BR>Also, I've gotten a kick out of "Our Ancestors, the Gauls" on r. St Louis. The portions are huge, there's way too much finger eating and you can never finish the pudding course if you've done it all properly, IMHO. <BR> <BR>There was this white Corsican cheese that looked as though the outside had been rolled in dirt and twigs. I ate this as a meal one night with cheap wine. <BR> <BR>That last paragraph did it. I'm going back in september at the very latest for at leaast a week. This site is affecting my travel habits a bit more than would be considered healthy.
Jun 21st, 2000, 05:07 AM
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I'm laughing b/c the prior poster is talking about what I was going to write about - Bertillion ice cream - MUST eat while there. The best ice cream in the world!!! We go there after dinner whenever we're in Paris - which is way too infrequently! 
Try the framboise! <BR> <BR>Also - if you like spices, find a grocer and buy a shaker/jar of persillade - the best spice in the world. Last year in St. Remy, I bought the entire stock that the grocery store had. Use it on everything. It's a mixture of garlic, onion, parsely, pepper that I just can't recreate here. It's heavenly.
Try the framboise! <BR> <BR>Also - if you like spices, find a grocer and buy a shaker/jar of persillade - the best spice in the world. Last year in St. Remy, I bought the entire stock that the grocery store had. Use it on everything. It's a mixture of garlic, onion, parsely, pepper that I just can't recreate here. It's heavenly.
Jun 21st, 2000, 08:48 AM
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Tripe sausage. Just kidding!! Warm Pain au Chocalates with good Parisian coffee are among my favorites. Please answer a question if you can: I have had a dessert with meals in Paris that I cannot identify (but I am a cullinary novice)! It is typically round, about the diameter of a drinking glass, but only an inch tall. It is not a pastry. It has a kind of texture somewhere b/t custard and a soufle (sp?) and is served with fruit and/or a light syrup. Just curious about what I have been eating??!! Thanks for your help.
Jun 21st, 2000, 10:49 AM
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I don't usually respond to such posts, though I enjoy reading them, but I can't resist this one. At Gérard Mulot's patisserie/deli at 76 rue de Seine, the green bean salad, the petits fours salés, the baguettes, the pains au chocolat, the tutti-frutti, and best of all the miroir passion (a passion fruit cream dessert). At La Rôtisserie d'en Face at 2 rue Christine, my favorite restaurant, the pommes purées and the moelleux au chocolat. I can't wait to get back. I'm beginning to believe I travel for the food.
Jun 21st, 2000, 11:34 AM
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One word: fromage! Don't get me wrong, I ate and enjoyed my fair share of onion soup, duck, frites, etc. Not to mention glace (the apricot, chestnut and green apple were especially memorable) and creme brulee. But what I loved most were the fabulous cheeses, with all their varying shapes, smells and textures....
