Re: OT - Francophiles

2004-10-24 Thread Gonz
Man, and I thought french fries were already bad for you to begin with, adding mayo seems to put them in the death wish category. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat, 23 Oct 2004 00:05:17 -0400, Nicolas Colarusso [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We do [put mayo on fries] in Quebec. Really? I didn't know

Re: OT - Francophiles

2004-10-24 Thread Bob W
Hi, Sunday, October 24, 2004, 3:27:47 AM, Daniel wrote: When I was in Paris, most of the French I saw were eating ham and cheese sandwiches. it's a little trick they like to play on tourists. -- Cheers, Bob

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2004-10-24 Thread Mishka
not crêpes? mishka On Sat, 23 Oct 2004 22:27:47 -0400, Daniel Matyola [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: When I was in Paris, most of the French I saw were eating ham and cheese sandwiches.

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2004-10-24 Thread Cotty
On Sat, 23 Oct 2004 22:27:47 -0400, Daniel Matyola [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: When I was in Paris, most of the French I saw were eating ham and cheese sandwiches. On 24/10/04, Mishka, discombobulated, unleashed: not crêpes? mishka Non - *croques* ;-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O)

Re: OT - Francophiles

2004-10-24 Thread Daniel Matyola
No. I love crepes, but they were difficult to find. The special in most of the cafes was ham and cheese, grilled or otherwise. -- Original Message -- From: Mishka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2004 09:31:17 -0400 not

Re: OT - Francophiles

2004-10-24 Thread Daniel Matyola
Wrong. Mickey D sells hamburgers, chicken, even fish and salads, but not ham and cheese. That is french cafe fare. -- Original Message -- From: Michel_Carr�re-G�e [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2004 07:03:42 +0200

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2004-10-24 Thread Daniel Matyola
Unfortunately, that is not the case. -- Original Message -- From: Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2004 13:16:41 +0100 Hi, Sunday, October 24, 2004, 3:27:47 AM, Daniel wrote: When I was in Paris, most of the French

Re: OT - Francophiles

2004-10-24 Thread Mishka
you can't be serious. last time i were there, they were on pretty much every block. with sugar, with chocolate, with greek salad (which had very little to do with greek salad if you ask me)... not sure about cafes though -- i guess it's a street food. mishka On Sun, 24 Oct 2004 21:53:58 -0400,

Re: OT - Francophiles

2004-10-23 Thread frank theriault
On Sat, 23 Oct 2004 00:05:17 -0400, Nicolas Colarusso [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We do [put mayo on fries] in Quebec. Really? I didn't know that. I haven't lived in Montreal for going on 20 years, but I don't recall mayo on frites. I'd have remembered that! vbg It's either a newish thing, or

RE: OT - Francophiles

2004-10-23 Thread Nicolas Colarusso
, tried it once, did nothing for me. I actually prefer New York dogs with lots of mustard. Regards Nicolas -Original Message- From: frank theriault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: October 23, 2004 10:09 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: OT - Francophiles On Sat, 23 Oct 2004 00:05:17 -0400

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2004-10-23 Thread Cotty
On 23/10/04, Nicolas Colarusso, discombobulated, unleashed: Actually Frank I may have misled you. We do not put mayo on fries, we actually dip the fries in the mayo. The mayo is served in a small container on the side, so we can double dip the container is not shared. You are right about it

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2004-10-23 Thread Paul Stenquist
I think mayo on fries is a Paris thing. I've had it there a couple of times. Don't know about the rest of France. Paul On Oct 23, 2004, at 10:08 AM, frank theriault wrote: On Sat, 23 Oct 2004 00:05:17 -0400, Nicolas Colarusso [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We do [put mayo on fries] in Quebec. Really?

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2004-10-23 Thread Michel Carrère-Gée
French kitchen has much more good dishes than fries-mayo !! :o

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2004-10-23 Thread Paul Stenquist
Agreed. I love French food and was hesitant to waste my appetite on a mere potato. Although as an American in Paris, one must at least sample the pommes frites to see what the real thing tastes like. Paul On Oct 23, 2004, at 10:58 AM, Michel Carrère-Gée wrote: French kitchen has much more good

Re: OT - Francophiles

2004-10-23 Thread Keith Whaley
:09 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: OT - Francophiles On Sat, 23 Oct 2004 00:05:17 -0400, Nicolas Colarusso [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We do [put mayo on fries] in Quebec. Really? I didn't know that. I haven't lived in Montreal for going on 20 years, but I don't recall mayo on frites. I'd have

Re: OT - Francophiles

2004-10-23 Thread Raimo K
And french fries were actually invented in Belgium. All the best! Raimo K Personal photography homepage at: http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho - Original Message - From: Michel Carrère-Gée [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, October 23, 2004 5:58 PM Subject: Re: OT

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2004-10-23 Thread Bob W
Hi, Saturday, October 23, 2004, 4:04:16 PM, Paul wrote: Agreed. I love French food and was hesitant to waste my appetite on a mere potato. [...] don't let M. Parmentier hear you say that! -- Cheers, Bob Art is anything you can get away with -- Marshall McLuhan

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2004-10-23 Thread Bob Blakely
This is very true.The last French restaurant I patronized with my friend June produced for us beautifully arranged and most delicious appetizers. Following two small bites, they were gone. The main course was a joy, both to the palate and the eye - three small bites, and they were gone as well.

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2004-10-23 Thread wendy beard
At 11:06 AM 23/10/2004, you wrote: From: Cotty I may be wrong, but the Dutch have had mayo with frites for millennia ;-) You're not wrong there, mate. In fact they even surpass the mess known as Poutine with their frietje oorlog. Literally war fries - mayo, sate sauce , diced onions red sauce.

Re: OT - Francophiles

2004-10-23 Thread Keith Whaley
wendy beard wrote: At 11:06 AM 23/10/2004, you wrote: From: Cotty I may be wrong, but the Dutch have had mayo with frites for millennia ;-) You're not wrong there, mate. In fact they even surpass the mess known as Poutine with their frietje oorlog. Literally war fries - mayo, sate sauce , diced

Re: OT - Francophiles

2004-10-23 Thread Keith Whaley
Keith Whaley wrote: wendy beard wrote: At 11:06 AM 23/10/2004, you wrote: From: Cotty I may be wrong, but the Dutch have had mayo with frites for millennia ;-) You're not wrong there, mate. In fact they even surpass the mess known as Poutine with their frietje oorlog. Literally war fries -

Re: OT - Francophiles

2004-10-23 Thread Daniel Matyola
When I was in Paris, most of the French I saw were eating ham and cheese sandwiches. -- Original Message -- From: Michel_Carrère-Gée [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sat, 23 Oct 2004 16:58:35 +0200 French kitchen has much more good

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2004-10-23 Thread Michel Carrère-Gée
Daniel Matyola a écrit : When I was in Paris, most of the French I saw were eating ham and cheese sandwiches. Isn't French kitchen, ist MacDo kitchen !! Michel

OT - Francophiles

2004-10-22 Thread Gonz
And I thought Francophiles were people who like fuzzy pictures, or are those Frankophiles? http://us.news1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/uc/20041021/lnq041022.gif

OT - Francophiles

2004-10-22 Thread Gonz
And I thought Francophiles were people who like fuzzy pictures, or are those Frankophiles? http://tinyurl.com/6yfry

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2004-10-22 Thread frank theriault
On Fri, 22 Oct 2004 11:09:06 -0500, Gonz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And I thought Francophiles were people who like fuzzy pictures, or are those Frankophiles? http://tinyurl.com/6yfry We Canadians don't eat French Fries with mayonnaise. At least not that I've heard of. Is that a Western

RE: OT - Francophiles

2004-10-22 Thread Nicolas Colarusso
We do in Quebec. -Original Message- From: frank theriault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: October 22, 2004 23:41 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: OT - Francophiles On Fri, 22 Oct 2004 11:09:06 -0500, Gonz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And I thought Francophiles were people who like fuzzy

Re: OT - Francophiles

2004-10-22 Thread Doug Franklin
On Fri, 22 Oct 2004 23:40:41 -0400, frank theriault wrote: We Canadians don't eat French Fries with mayonnaise. At least not that I've heard of. Is that a Western thing, Wheatfield? Pat in BC? It's a French, Belgian, Francophile-Canadian thing. TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ

Re: OT - Francophiles

2004-10-22 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: frank theriault Subject: Re: OT - Francophiles We Canadians don't eat French Fries with mayonnaise. At least not that I've heard of. Is that a Western thing, Wheatfield? Pat in BC? Not out here. Mayo is a sandwich condiment. Out here it is gravy or Poutine