Here is why I haven' posted: my internet is horrible. It takes about 20 minutes to upload one photo onto the blog, so please bear with me. I might go to my friends apartment and upload some pictures because its actually brutal staring at the little loading bar that never ever seems to finish loading.
Yes, I took a picture of it. It makes me so sad.
So, please be patient with me while I try and be patient with my internet. Today I want to talk about some of the foods I have fallen in love with here. Here is the funny thing about food, I really miss American food. "What?!" you say, "you're in France the land of food! Are you crazy?", and the answer is: probably a little bit. But honestly I just really want a good slice of Pizza, the french are a little confused by Pizza. But, the point to this long rambling about food is that I know there are things I love here that I wont be able to find in America, and when I'm home I will be so sad that I ever said I missed American food.
1. Bread
The french know what they are doing when they make this stuff. Its just crunchy enough on the outside and warm and chewy on the inside. I have a bakery on my street corner and just the smell of bread baking makes me happy. Pair a nice baguette with some yummy cheese (gruyère is my favorite) and you've got a meal.
2. Pain au Chocolate
Once again, the bakery on the corner of my street sells these for 1.20 euros. How could you say no to that. And they make little baby ones for only .50 euro, I've gotten in the habit of always buying a little one along with whatever else I'm getting there. They are just so cute, and delicious.
Now up until this point I have been listing things that are pretty stereotypically french, you don't really need to live here to know that the french make good bread and pastries. But this next item on my list just might be the most delicious thing I have found here, and pretty much the only reason I'm making the list to begin with...
3. Lindt Crème Brûlée Chocolate Bars
I sincerely hope that they sell these in the States, I don't really know what I'll do if they don't. Yes I do: fill a duffle bag full of these delicious bars and carry them on the flight with me (no way would I trust the airline to handle such precious cargo). The outside is milk chocolate and the inside is creamy and yummy with little pieces of brûlée-ed sugar. Oh man, these are just the best. The reason I first bought this bar is because I was waiting in line at the supermarket behind this unbelievable chic french girl and all she was buying were two of these bars and cigarettes. And in my mind I thought, "If I buy those bars maybe I will turn into a cool chic french girl too". (Yes, I actually thought that). Last time I checked I'm still American and not very chic, but at least I know about this chocolate.
4. Café Crème
This is pretty much the closest you're gonna get to American coffee here, enough said.
5. Ham
Now I know that this is technically an Italian thing or a Spanish thing. But the French must have stole their idea because french ham is delicious. I actual spent time this weekend with a friend who's studying in Madrid this semester, and she had some french ham and said it was just as good if not better. My host family always starts off dinner with a plate of ham whether it be prosciutto, parma ham, or another variety of cured meat. All the markets sell it here and they slice it fresh for you, and all the cafes make some variety of ham on baguette. And it is delicious, the first baguette sandwich I ate here was ham and butter (I'm always putting butter on my sandwiches from now on). The meat is so fresh and flavorful you really don't need anything else to go with it. Its also great in a savory crêpe with egg and cheese. Yum
I just got so hungry writing this up and all I have in my room is sub par Lindt Chocolate Mouse Bar (it didn't make the list for a reason), I'm off to go eat. And I promise I will post real pictures soon, when I have the patience.
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