...but our stomachs!
Shug and I have always enjoyed eating the local cuisine when we travel. Our heads just about exploded over Irish Breakfasts. And all we lived on in Costa Rica was gallo pinto, avocados, and cacique. So you can imagine our excitement when we knew we were headed to Paris!
Since the dollar was so weak against the euro while we were in Europe, Shug and I decided to have one "real" meal a day, bolstered with some café au lait and inexpensive snacks. Our first sit-down dinner in Paris remains Shug's favorite: steak, pomme frites, and haricots verts with an amazing mustard cream sauce. We shared a lovely bottle of red wine and I ordered the escargots and cheese plate for my gluten-free fare.
Have you tried escargot? It sounds like the most vile thing a human could ever want to eat: snails. That green slimy-looking stuff is actually an amazing mixture of pureed garlic, butter, and herbs that have been slathered all over the little slugs! They taste like a nutty, chewy mushroom dipped in butter and heavensauce! Shug was a little skeptical at first, but decided to ignore his reservations about consuming an invertebrate and dove right in! He was more than pleased with the cuisine risk he took, and escargot were ordered at almost every meal we had thereafter!
On the walk back to our hotel we passed a sign that made the 11-year-old in us giggle:
I suppose that was lost in translation on us! I am guessing it means served platter-style as opposed to sandwich or wrap-style, but it didn't stop us from laughing...! I couldn't find the translation in my French phrasebook, either, so maybe the restaurant owners were playing a big joke on everyone who passes that sign! Who knows? If any of you speak French, please explain!
I hope you have a lovely weekend. Are you ready for spring yet? I know I am! xo.
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