For a first time visitor to Paris and food afficionado, are there any typically French or Parisian dishes and/or treats that I should not miss during my four days?? I%26#39;ve already begun eating lightly at home so that I can indulge freely and without reservation!! :-)
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I would plan a picnic so that I could assemble my own cheese platter and try a variety of different ones that are not avail. in the US or Canada. Also try the garguiette and fraise des bois strawberries... it will change your definition of the fruit.
For pastries, the Pleintude at Pierre Herme%26#39;s shop on the rue Bonaparte is the number one best chocolate anything I have ever put into my mouth.
Salade au chevre chaud is delightful on a sunny terrace with a chilled rose. Cassoulet in a traditional bistro is a rare treat and the seafood platter at a great brasserie is not to be missed.
I could go on and on here, but I will leave some room for others....
(after I fit in Berthillon ice cream on the Ile St Louis and the lemon tart from the nearby Calixte).
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well these are usually the known must try%26#39;s but just in case...
pain au chocolate and pain aux raisin (spelling??)
man i cant even think about them without getting hungry and missing them so much.
and we only had one tiramasu (spelling)? man i just dont know how to spell some words, anyway... it was reallllly yum too
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Phread,
Please describe the Pleintude! I plan to go to Herme%26#39;s shop and any guidance is appreciated!
Nina
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Cornfellow, since you asked: pain au chocolat, pain aux raisins (you need the plural since hopefully there was more than one)
and tiramisu is indeed delicious but it is of Italian origin. The name tranlated in English would be pull me up. And it does, doesn%26#39;t it.
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well we just had dinner with kelbel and other people from the forum, i think andouillette is typically french. you%26#39;d better not ask what is inside, but i like it. it is special lol, but you won%26#39;t find it in the us. there are so many french dishes, i like confit de canard, you can find some in supermarkets if you rent an appartment. cassoulet also is very french, but very %26#39;heavy%26#39; :) so continue your diet lol. well foie gras also is typically french and sooo many other things.
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Besides the world famous chocolates %26amp; pastries, how about snacks and junk food a la grocery store variety? What do French junkies boast?
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Instead of the usual pain au chocolat, I absolutely adore a croissant aux pistaches et chocolat (sometimes called une triangle if it%26#39;s shaped that way). They%26#39;re a horrible green color instead, but they taste heavenly!
If you can%26#39;t go to Berthillon for ice cream, then try Amorino in the Marais, instead.
I can%26#39;t get enough pate de campagne, preferably with a baguette from La Fourme d%26#39;Augstine or Laurent Connan in the Batignolles neighborhood.
Cassoulet would be awfully heavy for this time of year, but I think a cheese picnic is a great idea, ESPECIALLY if you go to a respected cheese shop and explain to the owner that you would like him/her to choose some unusual cheeses in a variety of tastes that are not available in the States. If you choose yourself, you might play it too safe!
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Creme Chantilly!!!!!!
I remember when I was little and would go to France and that whipped cream is nothing I%26#39;ve ever tasted here in California. It%26#39;s so rich and yummy. Does anyone know if it%26#39;s still like that? I%26#39;ll be visiting end of May.
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If you are not familiar with all the different cheeses ask at the fromagerie (cheese store) which ones to eat first, so you start with the mildest and work your way to the strongest.
Something delicious that lots of French people take for granted is a very plain classical French dessert called une ile flottante. It is only creme anglaise (which is called creme francaise in England! go figure that one?) vanilla and egg whites. It sounds like nothing but it taste heavenly.
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Oooooh I remember Ile flotant!!!!! That is wonderful!!!!!! Their is nothing like that here that I%26#39;ve ever seen.
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