Comments for HiP Paris Blog http://hipparis.com HiP insider tips and insights on dining, shopping, culture, renting, and living in Paris, France & Italy from Erica Berman & her Haven in Paris - HiP Paris team. Wed, 23 May 2012 14:56:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Comment on Top 5 Freaky French Foods We’re Still Scared To Eat by Mark Leach http://hipparis.com/2012/05/22/top-5-freaky-french-foods-we%e2%80%99re-still-scared-to-eat/comment-page-1/#comment-8845 Mark Leach Wed, 23 May 2012 14:56:25 +0000 http://hipparis.com/?p=20560#comment-8845 Andouillette has to be the nastiest thing I've ever eaten, aside from ants and maggots in Cambodia! Rubbery and difficult to digest without a good swig of red wine, it's got to be my least favourite French food. Boudin noir on the other hand (especially when cooked with Calvados and caramelized apple) is simply delicious! Andouillette has to be the nastiest thing I’ve ever eaten, aside from ants and maggots in Cambodia! Rubbery and difficult to digest without a good swig of red wine, it’s got to be my least favourite French food. Boudin noir on the other hand (especially when cooked with Calvados and caramelized apple) is simply delicious!

]]> Comment on Top 5 Freaky French Foods We’re Still Scared To Eat by Kiki http://hipparis.com/2012/05/22/top-5-freaky-french-foods-we%e2%80%99re-still-scared-to-eat/comment-page-1/#comment-8844 Kiki Wed, 23 May 2012 14:07:09 +0000 http://hipparis.com/?p=20560#comment-8844 I could subscribe to your list easily.... although bone marrow is delicious but not on its own as it is served in France. We serve it as part of beef slowly cooked and there is just a dollop of marrow within the bone :) I love a well prepared salmon tartare, Hero Husband adores steak tartare (and salmon) - my heart just doesn't beat for THIS kind of raw meat. Love carpaccio however which is also raw... Nice post and something different! I could subscribe to your list easily…. although bone marrow is delicious but not on its own as it is served in France. We serve it as part of beef slowly cooked and there is just a dollop of marrow within the bone :)
I love a well prepared salmon tartare, Hero Husband adores steak tartare (and salmon) – my heart just doesn’t beat for THIS kind of raw meat. Love carpaccio however which is also raw…
Nice post and something different!

]]> Comment on Top 5 Freaky French Foods We’re Still Scared To Eat by CBRetriever http://hipparis.com/2012/05/22/top-5-freaky-french-foods-we%e2%80%99re-still-scared-to-eat/comment-page-1/#comment-8841 CBRetriever Wed, 23 May 2012 10:03:03 +0000 http://hipparis.com/?p=20560#comment-8841 You can get Steak Tartare seared 5cuisson or cuit) most places and it's delicious You can get Steak Tartare seared 5cuisson or cuit) most places and it’s delicious

]]> Comment on Top 5 Freaky French Foods We’re Still Scared To Eat by Genevieve Sandifer http://hipparis.com/2012/05/22/top-5-freaky-french-foods-we%e2%80%99re-still-scared-to-eat/comment-page-1/#comment-8840 Genevieve Sandifer Wed, 23 May 2012 09:53:34 +0000 http://hipparis.com/?p=20560#comment-8840 Hi Paige! The bone marrow image is by this flickr user: http://www.flickr.com/photos/roboppy/ She's a great photographer! Hi Paige! The bone marrow image is by this flickr user: http://www.flickr.com/photos/roboppy/ She’s a great photographer!

]]> Comment on Top 5 Freaky French Foods We’re Still Scared To Eat by Paige http://hipparis.com/2012/05/22/top-5-freaky-french-foods-we%e2%80%99re-still-scared-to-eat/comment-page-1/#comment-8839 Paige Wed, 23 May 2012 09:27:26 +0000 http://hipparis.com/?p=20560#comment-8839 Oh, where did you take the pic of that lovely-looking bone marrow? I want to try this when I'm back in Paris in July :) Oh, where did you take the pic of that lovely-looking bone marrow? I want to try this when I’m back in Paris in July :)

]]> Comment on Top 5 Freaky French Foods We’re Still Scared To Eat by Linda http://hipparis.com/2012/05/22/top-5-freaky-french-foods-we%e2%80%99re-still-scared-to-eat/comment-page-1/#comment-8838 Linda Wed, 23 May 2012 07:26:00 +0000 http://hipparis.com/?p=20560#comment-8838 Tete de Veau, pigs feet, blood sausage, rabbit and horse meat are no nos on my list. I thought I didn't like foie gras when I first came to France but quickly converted. It is wonderful. My husband likes calf brain which I just can't make myself try. Tete de Veau, pigs feet, blood sausage, rabbit and horse meat are no nos on my list. I thought I didn’t like foie gras when I first came to France but quickly converted. It is wonderful. My husband likes calf brain which I just can’t make myself try.

]]> Comment on Top 5 Freaky French Foods We’re Still Scared To Eat by Roger Stowell http://hipparis.com/2012/05/22/top-5-freaky-french-foods-we%e2%80%99re-still-scared-to-eat/comment-page-1/#comment-8837 Roger Stowell Wed, 23 May 2012 06:19:37 +0000 http://hipparis.com/?p=20560#comment-8837 My list includes MacDonalds, Krispy Kremes, Submarines, Steaks as big as a plate,Iceberg lettuce, Tex Mex....it's all a matter of the food that you grew up with.Sea urchins on the quay in Collioure certainly tops grits in Alabama in my book:) My list includes MacDonalds, Krispy Kremes, Submarines, Steaks as big as a plate,Iceberg lettuce, Tex Mex….it’s all a matter of the food that you grew up with.Sea urchins on the quay in Collioure certainly tops grits in Alabama in my book:)

]]> Comment on Top 5 Freaky French Foods We’re Still Scared To Eat by Rosemary Mullally http://hipparis.com/2012/05/22/top-5-freaky-french-foods-we%e2%80%99re-still-scared-to-eat/comment-page-1/#comment-8836 Rosemary Mullally Wed, 23 May 2012 05:07:49 +0000 http://hipparis.com/?p=20560#comment-8836 Weirdo-like, I have eaten and liked everything on the list, expect for steak tartare. Like you, I prefer my meat cooked. Maybe the boudin noir and andouillette were poorly prepared? That would do it. Come to Sens, France on Friday market and I guarentee you will change your mind about the boudin noir :) Weirdo-like, I have eaten and liked everything on the list, expect for steak tartare. Like you, I prefer my meat cooked.

Maybe the boudin noir and andouillette were poorly prepared? That would do it.

Come to Sens, France on Friday market and I guarentee you will change your mind about the boudin noir :)

]]> Comment on Top 5 Freaky French Foods We’re Still Scared To Eat by Tanya http://hipparis.com/2012/05/22/top-5-freaky-french-foods-we%e2%80%99re-still-scared-to-eat/comment-page-1/#comment-8834 Tanya Wed, 23 May 2012 01:34:33 +0000 http://hipparis.com/?p=20560#comment-8834 Y'know, I just can't deal with blood anything. In the West Indies we have blood sausage and blood pudding. It still doesn't make me want to eat it. I've also (unknowngly) eaten heart too. You can imagine my dismay and near vomit-induced state I was in. Oddly enough, one of my favourite things is manish water, which is also called goat's head soup because, well, y'know. Still, it's a tasty and spicy soup. Just don't eat any of the squiggly, odd-looking bits. Y’know, I just can’t deal with blood anything. In the West Indies we have blood sausage and blood pudding. It still doesn’t make me want to eat it. I’ve also (unknowngly) eaten heart too. You can imagine my dismay and near vomit-induced state I was in.

Oddly enough, one of my favourite things is manish water, which is also called goat’s head soup because, well, y’know. Still, it’s a tasty and spicy soup. Just don’t eat any of the squiggly, odd-looking bits.

]]> Comment on Top 5 Freaky French Foods We’re Still Scared To Eat by Kathy C. http://hipparis.com/2012/05/22/top-5-freaky-french-foods-we%e2%80%99re-still-scared-to-eat/comment-page-1/#comment-8833 Kathy C. Wed, 23 May 2012 00:23:43 +0000 http://hipparis.com/?p=20560#comment-8833 My husband, daughters and I were traveling through France last year and stopped at restaurant on the road. Very different experience than here in Canada; certainly not a fast food experience. My husband thought he'd experiment and try this sausage looking dish. He got it close to his nose and even after smelling it, he went for it and took a bite. Afterall, the nice looking elderly couple next to us seemed to be enjoying it. Turns out it was andouillette. He had us in fits of laughter every time he would describe what it tasted like. We even video taped him describing it, as each time he came up with more creative ways to explain the process of how it got to his plate and could smell and taste so bad. Then there was the first time I introduced him to my Babcia (polish grandmother) who was in the middle of making head cheese. I think he will forever associate that smell with my little Babcia. My husband, daughters and I were traveling through France last year and stopped at restaurant on the road. Very different experience than here in Canada; certainly not a fast food experience. My husband thought he’d experiment and try this sausage looking dish. He got it close to his nose and even after smelling it, he went for it and took a bite. Afterall, the nice looking elderly couple next to us seemed to be enjoying it. Turns out it was andouillette. He had us in fits of laughter every time he would describe what it tasted like. We even video taped him describing it, as each time he came up with more creative ways to explain the process of how it got to his plate and could smell and taste so bad.
Then there was the first time I introduced him to my Babcia (polish grandmother) who was in the middle of making head cheese. I think he will forever associate that smell with my little Babcia.

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