Tour de France

Last week, we went on this trip to France and visited Lourdes, Paris and Bordeaux. The first time I visited France a couple of years back ( the glorious romantic days with my husband) I fell in love with Paris...with the cobble stoned streets, the crowded cafes, the meticulously dressed people, the jam packed streets ...the breathtaking Eiffel tower, the museums , the architecture but most of all the food...! We enjoyed all that the french cuisine had to offer us..from chocolate crepes on the streets to stuffed snails and guinea fowls to exquisite wines and decadent desserts. My husband and I are big fans of food....we eat anything and everything that is laid in front of us...we dare to eat...(considering the fact that Bizarre foods with Andrew Zimmerman is our favorite show)..but unlike my husband I would probably pass on the shark fins and chicken feet.
Posted below are some of the pictures of the dishes I managed to take while eating, despite the stares and shrugs from the waiters.


Guinea Fowl stuffed with liver

Cannelloni stuffed with crab and lobster

Well, so this time when we visited France, it was a totally new experience. Travelling to Paris with a toddler and an infant is no joke...and I looked at Paris in a whole new way..! It is definitely no place for kids...gosh I miss those good ole days. Although the trip was great and we bonded more than ever as a family, my husband and I couldn't enjoy eating as much as we did when we first came. But we had to eat...so in spite of the obstacles we did land in some good top notch
restaurants and had some good food. Most of these restaurants offered foie gras which is a popular french delicacy made from regualr duck or goose liver as an appetizer with bread.
Foie Gras
Most of the villages we passed by from Lourdes to Bordeaux , were making Foie gras in their homes or small processing plants...In this area..Foie gras is as fresh as it gets. It was a pity we couldn't get some back home. Bordeaux was another great place for great food...the imagination and creativity that goes into making the french cuisine so delectable to the palate and pleasing to the eyes is so unique and so very ...french...no wonder it is the most romantic food to have. So, with that said, after every travel, food is what we remember the most.. In conclusion french cuisine reins supreme..( apologies to Iron chef America)