10 frenchie foods

10 foods i like and eat often or new finds.

1. gazpacho. qctually, it is a spanish cold soup. it tastes like vegetables but with a quick and subtle bite to it. I love it. (nf)
2. fois de veau. cow liver straight up. i am up for trying new things, but this one, i could not and will not do. (g)
3. le pain. bagette or bread at dinner ev-er-y night.
4. vin. wine, accompanies the bread to dinner, every night.
5. bubble water. aka sparkling water.
6. steamed potatoes and carrots. i just eat them a lot and love them.
7. sauerkraut. i do not remember the french name, but it is a popular dish in eastern france. (nf)
8. paté. i have only had one kind of paté and its the smooth gross color that looks like its been ground up in a blender. from wikipedia: It is generally made from a finely ground or chunky mixture of meats such as liver, and often additional fat, vegetables, herbs, spices, wine and other ingredients. the paté i tried and probably will not eat again, was the chunky kind. it was ok, but i would choose other things to eat. (nf)
9. icecream. in any form, almost every other day.
10. les poissins. lots of fresh fish, but apparently a lot of people do not eat fish. special us.
legend: (nf) new find; (g) gross

+ 1 french, - 1 america. this new age for farmers markets and going local in america is all the rage, but the french already live that way. these markets are almost everyday somewhere in paris and they have all the fresh and local foods as well as flower sections and little jewelry or clothing stands. for what i cannot get or find at the marché, which are on tuesdays and fridays in my neighborhood, i just go to the one store that only sells meats boucherie, fruits and vegetables, cheeses, or breads and pasteries. there are grocery stores with mass amounts of foods, but they are not as frequent as in the states. even the store themselves are not that big, but then they have the big big ones that are the double decker kind. they sell all the frozen goods, yogurts and dairy, the like as in any grocery store. by the way, we eat a lot of frozen too. but these smaller stores thrive in paris and in france because everyone needs them and wants the fresh goods. sometimes the prices are way better, but then sometimes they arent. and it really is not inconvient to have all these little stores because they are all pretty close to each other. so i have to walk a litte, well, i need the extra exercise, especially the way i am eating. i have to take it all in, cannot hold back while im here. by the end of the year i will probably have nice round french belly. mmm...

until the next meal.