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03/07/2009, 17:03 Frenchie Joined on 31/05/2007 Granzay, 2 Sèvres,79 Posts 8,246 Re: Sirloin Steak Now you give me ideas , Tomorrow, entrecote grillée... avec ratatouille maison .. Life has a habit of biting you on the bum in ways that you least expect    Report

03/07/2009, 17:08 Clair Joined on 23/08/2004 Real Virtual French Person & Moderator - Lot (46) Posts 11,500 Re: Sirloin Steak  Frenchie wrote: Tomorrow, entrecote grillée... avec ratatouille maison .. We had it salade de haricots verts, made with lots of échalotes in the vinaigrette and pommes de terre sautées! Clair The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a Heaven of Hell, a Hell of Heaven. Paradise Lost - John Milton    Report

03/07/2009, 17:26 Jane and Danny Joined on 23/08/2004 near Cahors, 46 Posts 1,318 Re: Sirloin Steak for lunch today, we had haricots blanches à la sauce tomate type ECO+ from that well known épicier M Leclerc with pain lotois to accompany. Class... Danny specialist flute repair    Report

03/07/2009, 18:48 Frenchie Joined on 31/05/2007 Granzay, 2 Sèvres,79 Posts 8,246 Re: Sirloin Steak  Clair wrote:  Frenchie wrote: Tomorrow, entrecote grillée... avec ratatouille maison .. We had it salade de haricots verts, made with lots of échalotes in the vinaigrette and pommes de terre sautées! Oh I love salade de haricots verts with échalottes, perfect with PDT sautées !! Miam Miam   Life has a habit of biting you on the bum in ways that you least expect    Report

03/07/2009, 18:49 Frenchie Joined on 31/05/2007 Granzay, 2 Sèvres,79 Posts 8,246 Re: Sirloin Steak  Jane and Danny wrote: for lunch today, we had haricots blanches à la sauce tomate type ECO+ from that well known épicier M Leclerc with pain lotois to accompany. Class... Danny Mayeb not class but good I bet.. If you enjoyed it, good !! Life has a habit of biting you on the bum in ways that you least expect    Report

03/07/2009, 20:14 chessfou Joined on 15/11/2005 Aveyron Posts 621 Re: Sirloin Steak I think that changes in cuisine in the UK reflect changes in education, but about a generation behind. In my day, only about 2.5% of the population went to University and maybe 0.1% of the UK population had any idea of good food. Today roughly 50% of the UK population (age group) goes to University and perhaps 2-3% of the population has some idea of what good food is like. I wonder what % of the population of Glasgow or of Birmingham have ever tasted something like chicken braised with pumpkin. I am absolutely certain that it is infinitesimal in comparison with the % of Aveyron peasants who have had some decent foie gras or who could discourse on the relative merits of the varios producers of Roquefort. In France I am convinced that (at least outside the big cities) an absolute minimum of 50% (probably more like 90%) have a good idea of what good food is like (even if they can't always afford to put it on their table).    Report

03/07/2009, 20:19 Scooby Joined on 25/09/2007 Peak District & Périgord Noir Posts 1,144 Re: Sirloin Steak Agreed chessfou - but the fact is that the UK has progressed whereas France has stayed still (or given the recent McD surveys - gone backwards)    Report

03/07/2009, 21:04 Frenchie Joined on 31/05/2007 Granzay, 2 Sèvres,79 Posts 8,246 Re: Sirloin Steak Naaaa .. Ou va t'on ? La cuisine francaise ne manque pas de créativité, il y a bcp de petis chefs trés inventifs mais peut être moins médiatiques. And French cuisine evolves , but is not ready to abandon its secular tradition of superb food... Personally I'm not too keen on " nouvelle cuisine" , to my stubborn French mentality it is too often a snobbish mixture of things that do not go  together well ..  But that"'s only me . Life has a habit of biting you on the bum in ways that you least expect    Report

03/07/2009, 21:14 Scooby Joined on 25/09/2007 Peak District & Périgord Noir Posts 1,144 Re: Sirloin Steak Chocolate was cooked with meat by the mayans and incas...hardly nouvelle cuisine.  I agree frenchie, there are some wonderful innovative french chefs but, equally, there are a lot of french restos that produce very predictable, boring food.  Confit, sauteed potatoes and green beans are ok the first time - but they are the mainstay of every menu near us.  Sorry frenchie but a lot of french food is over-rated and over priced.    Report

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