The Random thought thread

[Jerry_Atrick]

I haven't been to France or Italy for a while, but you can tell that for both countries, food is more than a passion - it is a religion. A simple ham and cheese baguette is something to savour - the quality of the ham and cheese and the freshness of the baguette were quite amazing. 

 

I had a gig with Ralph Lauren after they bought back the franchise to Europe, It meant three days a week in Reggio Emelia one week, and thre days in Paris the alternatiing week. Because we were in an industrial estate in Regio Emelia, we only god food trucks or catered food, but blimey, the food truck for the peasants was much nicer than the catering company - as nice as it was. Of course, is you like real Parmesan cheese, that is the home of it and it isn't that smelly Kraft crap my mum used to by from SSW when I was a kid.  The produce was out of this world.

 

In a big head office of the company Ralphie purchased back the franchise from, they had a canteed in the basement - which had heaps of natural light. They had cuisine from all over France, and the drinks fridge had your usual soft drinks, and a selection of reds and whites from half bottles to Nebuchadnezzar. 

 

I actually got bored of it all (didn't drinkt the wine...) and went walking at lunch time. Found two lovely boulangeries where the staff didn't speak English. Explained I was Aussie and was looked after very well. It was before Euros and a salman pastre daubed in a wonderful lentil sauce - about 5 franks at the time from memory - about £1.50 when I would have payed around £5 for sometehing nowhere near as good in London.

[nomadpete]

Disgusting...

Disgusting...

 

 

I just drooled down my chest   😞

 

[old man emu]

The cuisine of a Region is the product of locally available ingredients experimented with over centuries. That is why the food of Europe and Asia is so varied. We in Australia initially inhierited the cuisine of Britain. After WWII we got an injection from Europe, but it was not a big dose. Then in the 1970s we copped American fast food, created with more to an eye on profitability than edibility. Then we got the Asian and Indian influx. So far none of these influences have melded to produce a distinctive Australian cuisine. We have even failed to develop food sources native to the country, except for macadamias.

[spacesailor]

The new food ' Australian grenouille ' .

made from our toad epidemic. 

they say it's only the skin thats poisonous. 

But I'm not going to test that theory ! .

spacesailor

[Marty_d]

Yeah, no thanks Spacey.

[facthunter]

 A few of my Pilot Mates have gone there to Live. The south can get very hot and Keep away from Marseille..  Contrary to Popular opinion they are not drunks. Correct Pronunciation of the Language is not easy.  If you know a local you will pay less and find better places. (away from tourists).

 By the way and just between us the Place I spoke of (near Richmond) was about 15 Kms to the west and a bit north and a while ago.  IT might be a Posh area now, but then it was the "end of the Road" A Bit like Montague?  Nev