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I am going to include (in my Paris tips) some recipes of the foods I enjoyed most while here.
This is as much for my own record (because I tend to lose recipes) as it is for those of you who like GREAT FOOD...cooking and/or eating it!!!
PEAR TART:
The Pastry:
1 2/3 C flour
1/4 C sugar
1/2 t. salt
10 TBS cold butter, cut into pieces
1 egg yolk
1/2 t. vanilla ext.
Filling:
2 1/4 C sugar
4 Bosc pears, peeled
2/3 C blanched sliced almonds
1/3 C icing sugar
1 vanilla bean, split
2 1/3 C milk
3 eggs, ltly beaten
1/2 C flour
2 TBS cold butter
1/2 cup crushed amaretti or macaroons
1. Sift flour, sugar, salt in large bowl.
Cut in butter.
Stir together egg yolk & vanilla, then work into flour mixture until resembles coarse cornmeal.
Add 3 TBS. ice water, 1 TBS. at a time, mix 'til dough holds together.
Form into ball, cover with plastic wrap, & refrigerate for 1 hr.
2. Heat oven to 400°.
Roll out dough to 14'' round on a floured surface; ease into 12'' tart pan (removable bottom). Prick all over with a fork.
Cover with foil, fill with pie weights (dried beans) & bake for 20 mins.
Remove foil, weights & cool. Keep oven ON.
3. Filling:
Bring 4 C water & 1 1/2 C sugar to boil in a large pan over med-high heat.
Reduce to low, halve pears, & poach until tender, 20 mins.
Remove, cool, then cut out cores.
4. Grind 1/3 C almonds & icing sugar in a food processor until fine.
Scrape seeds from vanilla into milk & bring to boil in a small pan over med heat.
Combine eggs, rest of sugar, & flour in a large pan. Slowly whisk in hot milk, & cook, whisking until thick, 3–6 minutes.
Transfer to a mixing bowl, add almond meal & butter. Stir until butter melts.
Cool.
5. Spoon cooled custard into tart shell.
Lay pears, stem end inward, in custard & bake until crust is golden brown, about 30 mins.
Preheat broiler.
Sprinkle amaretti & remaining almonds on top, dust with icing sugar, & broil until brown, about 2 minutes.
Serve warm, with crème anglaise if desired. Leave a Comment
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A brasserie is a café that serves meals, generally single dishes, in a more relaxed setting than a restaurant. In Paris it is very common to sit outside in the summer at one of the many "Brasserie", where you can order a small "pate" or "Quiche Loraine"
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Cafe's are a way of life in Paris, or really all of Europe for that matter. Parisians love to sit and have a coffee, or pastis, or whatever, and people watch, read the paper, or just talk. You could do this for hours, and no one will bother you, unlike in the states, where you will be hassled to either drink more or leave. It's a nice way of life. Leave a Comment
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For those Americans on their first time out of the U.S., a big difference you will find when dining is the waiters will not be rushing you away from their tables by giving you the check immediately -- or ever, until you ask for it. You will be sitting forever if you don't request the check. And for Europeans coming to the U.S., expect the check to be shoved at you any time from when your food first arrives till you say you've had enough, depending on the quality of the restaurant, but don't feel like you have to leave -- just a difference in the custom. Leave a Comment
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Going to a café remains one of the most common habit for people living in Paris. Paris Cafés can still be found on almost every corner. .In Paris, a "café" certainly serves alcoholic beverages. French cafés also often serve simple snacks (sandwiches etc...). They may or may not have a restaurant section.
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If only I could bring back the delicious patisseries to Dublin, drooool!!
We just ate and ate and ate when we were in Paris!
What I remember of the food and drink were the pains au chocolats, the pastries, chunky pain de campagne, the Kir Royales and the happy hour Champagne Cocktails! Leave a Comment
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In French restaurants you don't have to order wine or bottled water. We always get a "carafe d'eau" (pitcher of tap water) for free. It is perfectly all right to ask for this; no one will think you either strange or cheap. We often get a bottle or glass of wine as well, but not always. We have noticed many people do this.
If you want to save money, there are lots of ways to do it. When you do order wine, be sure you know how much you are paying for it. The one time we didn't ask, we ended up with a 54 euro bottle of wine. It was good wine but that is way beyond what we will usually pay. We learned a lesson . . . always ask. Leave a Comment
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In going through our family travel pictures, I came upon a kodachrome that my father took 45 years ago. (I hope the copy is OK). He did not give the address or the Arrondissement but I think it was on the Right Bank. Neither he nor I (adventurous eaters both) have ever eaten horsemeat, but my now deceased Irish Setter to whom I fed it regularly, told me it was better than beef. I have never encountered it on a Parisian menu but my Larousse Gastronomique gives details for a roast rump steak and a roast with cinnamon. It also states that it is the best steak tartare (after all it is the meat richest in glycogen). It was only declared legal to butcher it in France in 1811 (after Napoleon's Russian defeat it saved numerous lives). Today special horses are bred for slaughter, but I do not think it is sold in ordinary butcher shops. Does anyone know more to add to this Tip? Leave a Comment
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