Thanks Turq. That sounded great. I don't know what "mireilles" are, and a search come up with nothing. I only learned how to sear a duck breast properly so it comes out medium rare a few years ago. Amazing stuff. Local cheeses and local wines rule. We have some good wineries in Virginia and are starting to get more artisianal cheeses. I heard that the EU rules were causing trouble for the French cheese makers, forcing them to refrigerate cheese in markets, is that true?
My version of your local food feast was to cook a venison steak from a local bambi, seared in ghee in my cast iron skillet and topped with Thai chilies from my garden and garlic. Tonight I am , making a sourdough pizza with a new sourdough culture I got from Naples with buffalo mozzarella and basil from my garden. So we are both enjoying a version of food heaven! Last ditch relevance attempt...I drank buffalo milk in India on the Vedic Science course in 1980. It was so rich I have been a fan of buffalo products ever since. --- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "curtisdeltablues" > <curtisdeltablues@> wrote: > > > > "It's been a rainy day in the south of France. The level > > of the river outside my window has risen two meters since > > morning. But the rain has stopped and the stars have come > > out and I'm about to go out for a walk with my best friend, > > and then take her to dinner. Life is good." > > > > What is a typical dinner for you there Turq. To give it > > relevance to the group please use as our topic: "What Buddha > > would eat in the South of France!" Spare no adjectives please, > > I love food. > > Damn you. > > Do you know the film "City Of Angels?" (Excellent film, > if you don't...a remake that defies the Law Of Remakes, > the one that says they can't be as good as the original.) > There is a scene in that film when Seth (not to spoil > too much, but Nicolas Cage, as the angel who has fallen > in love with a human, played by Meg Ryan at her most > radiant) talks about how he loves Hemingway's "A Movable > Feast." To Seth, who has no human senses, the magic of > Hemingway was that he never failed to describe how things > *tasted* and *felt*. > > Well, I don't have Hemingway's ability. Sigh. We went to > the best local restaurant and had the 21 Euro menu. For > both of us it was a salad garnished with croustillants > filled with a famous local chevre. She had the fish, a > lovely sampling of the freshest fish one can get in the > area. Me, I had slices of duck breast with mireilles > and ligonberries, followed by the house special, the > Crème Brulé To Die For. > > The wine was a local favorite, a 2000 Domaine de Baubiac > AOC. More than sufficient. We can buy it locally for 3 > Euros a bottle, but I "blind tested" my oenophile brother > when he was here visiting, and without knowing anything > about what it was he was testing, he said that it should > sell for at least 30 bucks a bottle in the US. > > Just another normal meal along the Buddhist Way...and > still nary a poisonous mushroom in sight... >
