French food

[ninikins]

Do you like French food? I love most of it, but am quite happy to skip on the escargots, being a vegetarian.

[Linda Susan]

I love Provencal food - vegetables and fish drenched in olive oil. I have become allergic to dairy so I can't enjoy cuisine from, say, Lyon which is heavier on cream,etc.

[rubybeetle]

Originally Posted by Linda Susan

I love Provencal food - vegetables and fish drenched in olive oil.

That sounds delicious. What kind of olive oil do you use?

[LyricB]

Oh my gosh, I adore the cheeses and pastries that French cuisine has to offer. Just thinking about them makes me hungry!

[Slashmire]

I am aware about the cheese, but what is it about pastry that you find special, or different than your current pastry?

[harleysneak]

French food has some of the richest foods I believe there are! I think it's great, all the cheeses, breads and pastries! I don't think I could ever get enough. However, I am a little more picky with the meats!

[LyricB]

Slashmire, where I live right now it is really hard to find any fresh-baked pastries that aren't so incredibly over-sugared that they taste like a cheap donut.

[Slashmire]

Ah okay, well I was aware a bit of the over-sugared pastries found in England...but I wasn't totally aware that it was also present in France.

[ninikins]

Nothing beats a fresh baguette with cheese and lettuce from a french bakery though!

[loufoque]

Two thins I think an american saying french or english pastries are over sweet
is " pot calling kettlesooty bum" no country that produces something as sweet andm sticky as dunkin donuts has a right toi criticize european patisseries ! The french bakers make excellant and far from sweet "cakes" but the wondrefully elaborate works of art you are calling pastries are generally for high days and holidays and not an everyday thing