--- In [email protected], bbrigante <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In [email protected], "Alex Stanley" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > According to French newspaper Libération, Mr Chirac thought > > > he was off-microphone when he delivered his forthright > > > assessment of Britain's food > > > IMO, Britain's reputation for bad food is well deserved. The only > truly excellent food I ever had in London was Indian food and a meal > at the very upscale Connaught Hotel. Whereas, in France, outstanding > cuisine can be had at the most modest of restaurants. > *********** > Some theorize that spicing is adaptive in warmer climates, so since > France is warmer than England, they would naturally have blander > food in England:
It's actually not an issue of spices; the French use very few heavy spices in their cooking (unless it's an ethnic style of cooking such as Moroccan or Indian). The issue seems to be more of a comparison between bland as in tasteless and interesting as in tasty. And nutritious. And varied. I think the bottom line is that the French do not look at eating as something you do in between activities to "fuel up" for the next activity. Eating is an activity in itself, one to be lingered over, savored, and enjoyed. At least the common modern English dining experience isn't like that; it's more like wham-bam- thank-you-ma'am and then back to "important" things. Unc To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
