The french (1 Viewer)

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So here we are sitting on a glorious site on the Vienne and the sites cooking smells are driving me mad ….what is it the french cook in one pot that makes it smells so good ?

 

[Winger]

Slugs in creamy garlic sauce?
Frogs legs in garlic butter?

Or you could ask them?

 

[Chris]

Indian curry?

 

[Jays2]

I once had a Dutch Guy at my door asking what we were cooking, as it smelt delicious.
was a sweet and sour stir fry, very easy with vinegar and honey plus tomato purée.
he did sample a bit!

 

[Charlie57]

Frogs leg madras?

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[yodeli]

Go and ask them! Write this down if you can't speak French and go and show them

"C'est quoi ce truc que vous cuisinez? Le nom du plat s'il vous plait! ça sent très bon!
Marquez le sur le papier , merci!"

 

[Dorwyn]

No prejudices there then!

 

[EuroTrotters]

pigs guts

Andouille Sausage

 

[yodeli]

The main recipes cooked in one pot in France are : Boeuf Bourguignon; Ragoût de porc /agneau; Blanquette de veau these are the main ones but of course plenty different ones according to the region.

 

[yodeli]

pigs guts

Andouille Sausage

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Tut tut tut... this is not in one pot my Dear! And I don't think any English would be driven mad by the smell of it... well not mad with envy that is

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[Podney]

Cassoulet?

 

[dash300]

pigs guts

Andouille Sausage

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And the EU classified our British Banger as an Offal Tube!

 

[yodeli]

Cassoulet?

This one needs an oven to be properly cooked

 

[Podney]

This one needs an oven to be properly cooked

Yes,but it’s in one pot is it not? Enjoyed many versions when we had a wee house in Miraval Cabardes and use to go to Castelnaudry for the best

 

[suavecarve]

Get your own back and fry some smuggled bacon

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[nicholsong]

Go and ask them! Write this down if you can't speak French and go and show them

"C'est quoi ce truc que vous cuisinez? Le nom du plat s'il vous plait! ça sent très bon!
Marquez le sur le papier , merci!"

You might get the name of the plat but getting their own recipe for it might be difficult.

We had a similar problem with Giorgio in Greece, who I have known for many years, but Basia who has a good nose for smells and ingredients, managed to tease a lot of a recipe out of him.

We are going back in a few weeks and she wants to try out her version on him to see what he thinks.

 

[Ingwe]

Go and ask them! Write this down if you can't speak French and go and show them

"C'est quoi ce truc que vous cuisinez? Le nom du plat s'il vous plait! ça sent très bon!
Marquez le sur le papier , merci!"

Or try
”Quelle est cette odeur? C'est enlever les décalcomanies de ma camionnette?”

 

[yodeli]

cette odeur

Errrr.... Then try quel est ce parfum!? Odeur et parfum is a bit like sweating and perspiring

Unless you are really posh and ask : "Excusez moi très cher, quel est donc cette délicieuse brise odoriférante" ... and do not forget to say it with the little finger up!

 

[yodeli]

"Yes,but it’s in one pot is it not?"
Podney Actually not always. You can use for that "cassolette en grès" , one for each! That way you don't mess about when serving, and it's quite classy

 

[Just smiffy]

Whatever it is I’ll have it….

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[denisejoe]

We were on the aire at Binic when Denise was cooking a beef stew a French woman opposite came over to see what she was cooking and had to have the recip, when I was setting up the table outside 2 French couples were walking by smelt the cooking and asked for a table for four.

 

[Silver-Fox]

Go and ask them! Write this down if you can't speak French and go and show them

"C'est quoi ce truc que vous cuisinez? Le nom du plat s'il vous plait! ça sent très bon!
Marquez le sur le papier , merci!"

Good idea

But he won’t be able to read the answer

 

[RobbyMClark]

pigs guts

Andouille Sausage

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Tut tut tut... this is not in one pot my Dear! And I don't think any English would be driven mad by the smell of it... well not mad with envy that is

Tried them last time we where away -

 

[Gaston aires]

Rick Stein ate a plate of Andouille sausage on his show. Made me gag just watching. Not for the feint hearted.
Phillipe.

 

[yodeli]

Good idea

But he won’t be able to read the answer

Oh come on he can write it down on here, I will translate it . The answer can also be.... "I made it up with left overs, or with what was left in the fridge"... We all do that, so might be more complicated. Having had the name of it, if a proper receipe, I could have helped

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[Roger S]

pigs guts

Andouille Sausage

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I ordered some of that sausage when we were there in June, I still cannot believe how bad it was. The dog thought differently

 

[Trevor Wbm]

The main recipes cooked in one pot in France are : Boeuf Bourguignon; Ragoût de porc /agneau; Blanquette de veau these are the main ones but of course plenty different ones according to the region.

Bourguignon done with beef cheeks is one my favourites. Pot au Feu too.

 

[yodeli]

Bourguignon done with beef cheeks is one my favourites. Pot au Feu too.

Yep I agree, Beef Cheeks is the best choice for Bouguignon! Pot au feu is so simple and delicious at the same time. Probably the French people favorite dish on a winter sunday when all the family comes for lunch!

 

[Charlie57]

Beef cheeks eugh no thanks, I'll stick with skirt (of the beef variety) beautiful, shin for a British stew with barley 'n' dumplings

 

[Ingwe]

Had a lovely meal in Auxerre in April where the dish of the day was braised beef cheeks served with mash and green beans. Was truly yummy!

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