Micke asked:


which cuisine is the best and the richest in term of variety?

Uriah

Peter R Stewart asked:


Mention a French Riviera Hotel, La Provence, and one immediately thinks of places like Cannes, St Tropez, Antibes, where the beautiful people go to see and be seen. Not many people outside France know anything much about a place called Porquerolles Island in the Mediterranean off the French Coast near Hyeres.

They know even less about a gem of a place called Le Mas du Langoustier the most isolated and sublimely situated luxury hotel in the whole of the south of France. On an island free of cars, if you arrive by car you will need to leave it at the ferry port of La Tour Fondue before the short journey to Porquerolles Island, where you will be met by the hotel’s shuttle bus.

Le Mas du Langoustier is situated on the western part of the island, and has a huge reputation for its food. It is a real romantic hideaway, hidden between pines and eucalyptus with panoramic views of the turquoise Mediterranean and the beach below.

The hotel has fifty luxurious rooms which are beautifully appointed, and in fact the whole place is like a private residence furnished with antiques and Objet d’Art.

There are 45 standard or superior rooms, with some of the larger superior rooms having a balcony but none of the rooms has a sea view. There also four apartments each with two bedrooms which are ideal for families. Every bedroom has an ensuite marble bathroom, minibar, satellite television, air conditioning and a safe deposit box, and because of the way the hotel is furnished it does have a nineteen thirties feel to it.

Le Mas du Langoustier has the reputation as one of the very top French Riviera Hotels for the food served in its one Michelin Star Gourmet restaurant.

The hotel has great terraces, a good swimming pool, and two wonderful beaches on either side called La Plage Blanche and La Plage Noire to lie around on. You can be as active during the day as you like either walking, canoing, or biking because Porquerolles Island is just lovely, not busy if you avoid August.

Because of the isolation of this particular French Riviera Hotel, this governs your activities which will allow you to unwind very quickly.

There are miles of tracks to explore, returning to the hotel hungry and ready to enjoy the fabulous cuisine already mentioned. There are two tennis courts, table tennis, petanque and you can explore the islands by taxi boat, or enjoy water sports.

One piece of advice is to stick to the daily menu, which is remarkable enough in itself, without needing to punish your wallet by hitting the a la carte. You will be booked in on a half board basis anyway.

Sitting on the restaurant terrace enjoying the Catch of the Day it is hard to believe that you are only just off the coast of France, because you could be miles from anywhere.

This is a hotel for the escapee, a real romantic hideaway, and although technically a Provence Hotel, it has so little in common with the classical French Riviera Hotel, because it all seems so very far away because of the delightful car free island of Porquerolles.

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Marc

stonerosedesigndotcom asked:


Lean Cuisine is different in France than the USA. I would like to hire someone to go to the market, buy and package Lean Cuisine, and send to me in the USA (for myself).

Jesse

James Johnson asked:


There are plenty of ways to enjoy the sights and sounds of France, but to truly admire the natural beauty of the land, cruising along the country’s unique waterways offers the perfect start to a vacation. French canal barge holidays provide a wealth of sightseeing opportunities to explore, especially when visiting the world-renown Canal du Midi. Awakening the depths of your senses, you will be introduced to new surroundings filled with brilliant colors, surprises and treats at every bend.

What to Expect When Canal Boating in France

Canal barge holidays vary from company to company. Depending on your choice of itinerary, your trip may center on one or more different themes, ranging from wine-tasting adventures to sampling the ins and outs of French cuisine. The possibilities available during a barge holiday seem to never end, as you enjoy stops to romantic castles, medieval villages and interesting abbeys. Many tourists choose to participate in the various walking tours and bicycle journeys along the countryside.

Many canal barge holidays offer the services of a crew complete with pilot, hostess and guide. French barging holidays allow tourists to enjoy a traveling hotel upon the water with access to many of the features that land establishments provide.

For instance, an assortment of French dishes will keep you sated in between visiting local markets and other wondrous sites along the water. When taking a break from the local sites, guests may retire to their cabin, which may include single or double bed accommodations. Many canal boats also offer access to bathroom facilities that are often connected to guestrooms.

Canal du Midi

When it comes to enjoying one of the best locations for cruising the soothing waters of France, the Canal du Midi is the most well known. Plenty of worthy French sights are connected to these waters, offering a variety of french canal barge holidays you’ll never forget.

Dating back to the 17th century, the Canal du Midi is now considered a World Heritage Site. While on holiday, bright, sunny days highlight a graceful history decorated with breathtaking landscapes. The Canal du Midi is also the oldest artificial waterway in all of Europe.

Waterside villages, as well as intense flora and fauna open up to reveal rolling hills, scrumptious vineyards, orchards and awe-inspiring ancient cities. Not only is the nature and history of the Canal du Midi a delight to explore, but the architecture and craftsmanship of the canal is also a sight to see with its impressive locks, aqueducts and bridges. Overall, the Canal du Midi is a gem that has withstood the test of time.

After choosing from one of the many french canal barge holidays for tourists, you will encounter a wide range of striking attractions on the Canal du Midi. It is here that some of the best local wines and savory dishes reside. It is here you will find pieces of the Mediterranean coast, medieval towers and regal cypresses to capture with your trusty camera.

Additional sights along a Canal du Midi route may include Carcassonne, Le Somail, Narbonne and Beziers. Take one look at photos illustrating french canal barge holidays and you will soon fall in love with the appeal of such an exciting and satisfying travel voyage.



Michael

BobGoodrich asked:


no British answers please

Kerry

Can I help?? asked:


I’m doing an assignment, and I need to know when French food was first introduced into Australia… I know it’s a tough one lol. Ok, thanks.

Gavin

Jivinder Singh Sabherwal asked:


British cuisine has always suffered from bad press. The simple homespun fare and plain preparation of most traditional British foods pales when compared to French haute cuisine, and it’s not uncommon for food critics to sound almost apologetic when writing about traditional British dishes as if there were something shameful in enjoying a good, thick joint of beef with an accompaniment of Yorkshire pudding. If they speak in glowing terms of anything at all, it is a nod to the clever naming of British foods, where dishes like bubble and squeak and spotted dick appear on restaurant menus.

And yet, for all the snickering and apologetic references, British cuisine at its best is hearty, delicious, simple fare on which to fuel the nation that influenced the entire world. There is no other nation in the world that does a roast of beef to such perfection, nor any better accompaniment to the succulent meat than a puffed, piping hot Yorkshire pudding prepared in its drippings, and few cuisines have a dessert that can compare with the pure heaven that is a well made trifle or treacle tart.

British cuisine is a blending of the practical with the nutritious. If it is, as some say, unimaginative, that may be because the food itself needs little imagination to fancy it up and make it palatable. It is certainly not because the British mind lacks imagination when it comes to food – the common names for everyday meals sometimes require a translator just so you’ll know what’s on your plate. A walk through a restaurant take-away menu offers such dishes as ‘mushy peas’, steak and kidney pie, fish and chips and bangers and mash.

There are well-known British dishes for eating at each meal. Some of the most popular include:

Breakfast:

A full English country breakfast includes meat, eggs, pancakes or toast and side dishes like hash and bangers and mash. It’s hearty fare, the sort that is set on the table for dinner in most other cultures. It often includes leftovers from last night’s dinner, diced and fried together with seasonings and butter, sometimes called country hash.

Tea:

The tradition of mid-afternoon tea is one that’s been observed by the British for centuries. Among the most common dishes served at mid-afternoon tea are finger-foods like crumpets with jam and clotted cream, dainty watercress sandwiches and scones with raisins or dried fruits.

Sunday Dinner:

The Sunday dinner has a long tradition as being a family occasion – the one meal of the week at which all family members gathered. A roast joint of meat – beef, lamb, pork or chicken – is nearly a requirement, and it is served with a potato and vegetable, and very often accompanied by Yorkshire pudding.

Puddings and custards feature prominently in British cuisine. Baked, boiled or steamed, puddings are usually made with suet and breading, and studded with dried fruits and nuts. One of the most popular and delightful British desserts are the trifle, and there are nearly as many variations as there are cooks. The base is a sponge cake, often left over from another meal. Soaked in Madeira or port, it is layered in a dish with custard, jam, fruits and Jell-O and topped with whipped cream. The end result is a delicious mélange that is features all that is good about British cookery – plain, practical cooking that is meant to fill the belly and satisfy the taste buds.



Wesley

Charles Kassotis asked:


Costa Rica food is the result of a medley of various types of spices, sauces, oils and other ingredients used in different cuisines from the various corners of the world. In the recipes of Costa Rica you will find the traces of the traditional cuisines of countries like Spain, France, China, Italy and Africa.

Spices like annatto, oregano, nutmeg, pepper, coriander, saffron, thyme, sauces like Worcestershire, soy, and Lizano, oils like vegetable oil and olive oil and ingredients like corn, sweet potatoes, cassava, beans, are all used in Costa Rica food. Rice is a very important part of Costa Rican diet and so are beans.

Apart from a huge variety of veggies, Costa Rica definatelly has good meats. Excellent beef from the local cows, abudance of really good local chicken and of cource fresh, high quality seafood.

Let’s see what the Costa Ricans are eating, bite by bite.

Appetizers are known as bocas in the land of Costa Rica. These are served usually with drinks. These are often distributed free of cost. Even if they are priced it is kept at a bare minimum.

There are some very popular varieties of bocas available. Some of them are:

Tamales- these are cornmeal patties with a stuffing and it is wrapped and then steamed inside banana leaves.

Gallos – tortillas are very common in Costa Rica. Gallos are the tortillas heaped with meat, chicken, beans and lots of cheese.

Ceviche- this is a salad that acts as an appetizer. It is made from marinated seafood.

Patacones- these are fried green plantains that come in the form of chips.

Fried yucca- very popular, close to our french fries.

Tacos- filled in with lots of ingredients, chicken, guacamole and sauces.

Empanadas- breaded goods and pies.

The salads are as interesting as the appetizers. The common varieties of Costa Rican salads are made from tomato bits, onion rings, shredded cabbage, diced red or green peppers, a little cilantro with the seasoning done with lime juice and a little sprinkling of salt.

The Main Dishes are not only tasty and filling but also healthy. The spices are additives enrich the food yet keep it healthy.Some of the popular main dishes are:

Gallo Pinto- made from beans mixed with rice flavored with coriander, onions and some Worcestershire sauce.

Casados- is another dish that is a part of the daily diet of the Costa Ricans. This is a main course meal prepared from beans, rice, pork or chicken with some lettuce, cabbage, tomato salad and some dried plantains.

Frito- is a stew made from pork

Mondongo- a beef stomach soup

Barbudos- an omelet made from string beans

Soups are also an integral part in the Costa Rican diet. The most commonly prepared soups of Costa Rica are the Bacalao that is the cod soup, the Bean Soup, the Mondongo or the beef stomach soup, the Olla de Carne that is the Costa Rican beef soup, the Sopa de Albondigas or the soup that is made of meat balls, the Sopas de Leche or the Tortilla soup and the Sopa de Pescado that is the fish soup.

Besides the main dishes and soups there are also a number of sweet dishes and candies that are fascinating.Here are some of the wonderful desserts of Costa Rica:

The Cono Capuchino is an ice-cream cone with chocolate topping, flan is cold caramel custard, dulce de leche is a syrup made from boiled milk and sugar.

The thicker variety is known as the Cajeta and this is fudgelike and absolutely delicious.

Then there are the Mazamorra, which is a corn starch pudding, milanes are chocolate candies.

The Pan de Maiz is a type of sweet bread made from corn and the queque seco is a pound cake.

The Melcocha is a candy that is made from raw sugar and there is also the torta chilena, which is a multilayered cake full of dulce de leche.

Costa Rica drinks do more than just quenching ones thirst.

The most favorite costa rican drink is of course Coffee. High quality, nativelly cultivated and strong, on asking for milk coffee or ‘cafe con leche’ you will be offered coffee that is a strong blend of coffee and milk mixed in equal proportions. When you wish to have black coffee you need to ask for ‘cafe sin leche’.

A very popular traditional drink of Costa Rica is Agua Dulce. This drink is made from sugarcane that is not strained or bleached.

The native fruits like mango, tamarindo, papaya, etc., are used to make fresh Fruit Juices. You can have these juices with milk or water.

Costa Rica makes good quality Gin and Vodka, moderate quality Rum and poor quality Whiskey. The mixture of coke and rum goes down very well with the locals in Costa Rica.

You can also try the native costa rican Beer, very popular among the natives, Imperial.

Home style cooking dominates the scene in Costa Rica with most people preferring simple dishes. However, the meals are wholesome, nutritious and priced reasonably, especially beef and seafood. People of Costa Rica love eating and so will you, if you try their wonderful, exotic cuisine.



Archibald

EYachtCharter asked:


For vacationers who haven’t fully discovered the benefits between a cruise vacation and a private yacht charter, the cuisine is definitely one of the major differences. While most cruise ships host all you can eat buffets and stringent meal times often compared to a cattle call, the relaxed structure of a personalized yacht itinerary totally justifies the marginal expense differences. With a fully crewed private yacht charter, guests are able to enjoy their own personal chef who prepares exotic gourmet cuisine tailored to their guests’ tastes. Also on a crewed yacht charter, meal times and snacks in between are always flexible.

The luxury yacht charter industry takes menu and provision preparation very seriously when coordinating dream vacations for its affluent clientele. Some of the best chefs in the world have been recruited from five star kitchens to work on luxury yachts. Since the industry is so detail oriented, it is often its own toughest critic which keeps the caliber of talent extremely high.

There are two definitive charter shows each year in December that allow the industry professionals to inspect the world’s finest yachts for charter and sample chef cuisine. The St. Maarten and Antigua Yacht Charter shows attract the most talented yacht crews and charter experts looking to make their recommendations for the best charter vessels for the upcoming Caribbean Yacht Charter and Mediterranean Yacht Charter seasons.

The shows fill up two weeks worth of non-stop events including captain conferences, wine tasting events and most importantly, gourmet cuisine competitions. The 2007 winner at the Antigua Yacht Charter Competition, was Emma Rye who works aboard Lazy Z. She received accolade in several of the judging categories including best table display and best overall cuisine.

Emma Rye was an England native who developed a passion for cooking as a child when she would vacation in France and make exotic deserts with her father. Rye got her start as a chef when she won a scholarship in a one-day cookoff to attend the Academie de Culinaire in France. She then went on to study as an apprentice at the Savoy Hotel and the Michelin restaurant in London.

After college, Emma got her first call from the head chef of the 416 foot mega yacht, The Octupus which was owned by one of the Co-Founders of Microsoft, Paul Allen. She went to work as their villa chef in the South of France and became accustomed to cooking on boats. Rye also gained experience as a second chef on a yacht before she found a home as head chef on Lazy Z.

Lazy Z is a 165’ Oceano that can accommodate a party of 12 for a motor yacht charter. The vessel is maintained by a crew of 12 who are available to facilitate each guest’s wish. A one week luxury yacht vacation aboard Lazy Z is like a stay aboard a floating 5 star luxe resort with every amenity you can imagine. The 165 footer comes with all of the toys, she has a top of the line Jacuzzi 2 wave runners, water skis that are pulled by a versatile tender, compressor, scuba & snorkel gear, ski-biscuit, skurfer, kneeboard, volley ball set-up, beach tent and games.

The vessel has one king and two queen staterooms with six single berths. The yacht typically charters in Caribbean locations such as Leeward Islands, Virgin Islands during the winter months and Mediterranean locales such as French Riviera, Gulf of Naples and Sardinia in the summer months.

Lazy Z is just one of the many luxury vessels that provide excellent service and decadent fare, the worldly lifestyle of the yachting industry has attracted the most talented chefs from across the globe and contributes to some vacationer’s most memorable travel experiences. If you plan a luxury yacht charter vacation, you can be sure that the menu will be one of the most extravagant elements of your experience and unparalleled to any commercial cruisline vacation.



Hubert

Octavio Farmer asked:


London is famous for its cuisine. There are a lot of real eating places in the city. The first two most chic and stylish cooking areas are Knightsbridge and Chelsea. They are famous with Michelin-starred restaurants. The Troubadour located on Old Brompton Road is a great café-bar with a prominent live music tradition. This West London spot is an excellent option to spend time for food, drinks and songs. For brilliant French dishes visit Le Petit Train. If you are fond of Belgian meals go to Belgo Noord. The most excellent tapas are offered at the Spanish Bar Gansa.

Soho is maybe in the list of top eating spots in London speaking about class and reasonable prices. Numerous restaurants suggest marvelous dishes at reasonable prices, in particular in Chinatown. In this place there is a number of nice Thai, Cantonese, Japanese and many other restaurants. It is highly advised to visit Imperial China restaurant and Saigon Vietnamese restaurant. Numerous Asian population in the capital groups in the East End, in particular around Brick Lane. Asian eating places are located in the same spot with Indian and Bangladeshi cuisine centers. This cosmopolitan mixture is called the Curry Mile. The next greatly fashionable contemporary Indian restaurant is Monsoon. It offers current Tandoori meals as its special subject. You will never be disappointed when you visit Sweet and Spicy site. It offers unusual Indian food in calming surroundings. Café Naz is in the list of extremely chic Bengali restaurants. It provides a sleek current wood and steel furnishings and impressive lighting. This place also serves fish and seafood tasty options. The next fine Bengali restaurant is Preem. Here any tourist can try and enjoy an incredible list of balti dishes.

Islington was considered to be poor area. It is a suburb of London which got a fresh breath of life during the recent years. The striking Victorian townhouses were modernized and it’s currently a fashionable and stylish part of London. There is a great number of restaurants in this area. Flaming Nora is a fine burger restaurant. On the other hand it’s not a usual fast food option. The burgers are here are always tasty, only the expensive meat and fish are used. Lamb and tuna burgers are especially popular with tourists and it as well offers extremely delicious skewers and kebabs.



Royce