Food "must haves"

It was so wonderful reading all of the comments concerning the Laduree Macaroons that I have to ask for other %26quot;must%26quot; eats while in Paris and throughout France. Thank you.

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Hi --

For me it%26#39;s simple - great bread, cheese and red wine. With that I can survive very nicely. I would be even better off if I had some pate de compagne - a rough cut pate as opposed to the usual creamy textured one.

As far as main course French cooking, I%26#39;ll take whatever in on le menu - the specials of the day. Because most French chefs are obsessed with freshness, I%26#39;ll eat pretty much whatever has attracted chef%26#39;s eye that day. If it%26#39;s something I haven%26#39;t eaten before, don%26#39;t tell me what it is until after I have eaten. That way I have no prejudice against the dish.

There are only a couple of things I won%26#39;t eat - eels in any configuration, and any meat prepared with large quantities of raisins, currants, or any other berry.

Just go to France with an open mind and eat from le menu - what we call the daily specials. What we call the menu, the French call la carte, hence the phrase %26quot;a la carte%26quot;. L%26#39;addition (the check) can grow to immense proportions if you order a la carte - so save that for splurge dinners - we all do them once or twice during the trip.

BTW - most of us take phrase books with us for help with the food vocabulary, at least.

Bon voyage.

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I always like to have Fruits de Mer in France, fantastic quality and better priced than in the UK (which is a bit annoying as it seems we sell much of our more %26#39;exotic%26#39; shellfish to France anyway!!)

Galettes are a particular kind of crispy %26#39;crepe%26#39; based biscuit type snack from Brittany, very nice indeed.

I am also fond of the hearty %26#39;rustic%26#39; dishes like Coq au Vin and Cassoulet.

Bouilabasse if you go to the south.

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