Hey guys.
So today we're going to be talking about food,
which is going to be French cuisine.
So I'm really excited about it.
It's something that I've absolutely loved.
I have eaten way too much French cuisine,
especially the chocolate.
People think I'm crazy, but the chocolate
over here is not the same in the U.S.
It is so much better.
I've probably eaten about 30 bars of chocolate.
Maybe not the best, but I just, I can't get
the quality in the U.S. and I am a chocolate
fiend.
I could eat it every single day, all day long,
which I have.
Not the best thing.
Anyway,
French cuisine here is absolutely amazing.
The one thing though, is that a lot of people
go to the supermarkets.
Even the French people do.
But I've noticed that a lot of my classmates
and even my roommate, and sometimes even I do.
It's just easier to go to the supermarket.
It's all right there.
I can buy multiple things instead of actually
going to the shops that are specially for that.
So they have boulangerie, a pâtisserie.
They have fromageries.
They have ...
So you have pretty much like a bakery which
is the boulangerie, so it sells a lot of bread
products.
You have a patisserie which all like the sweet
products, so all of like the chocolate eclair,
or the tarte aux fraises, which is like the
strawberry tarts.
All those types of things, those are sold
there.
You have the fromagerie which is all different
types of cheese.
You have the ...
which is like the wine shops, local wine shops.
So they have a different selection than what
you have at the supermarket.
So it's really cool to go and talk... go and
talk to them, because they have a different
perspective of like the French culture, and
they're very...
It's way more authentic than just going to
the supermarket asking someone like,
what type of cheese would you recommend?
Because it's... even though it's fresh there
as well, it's just, it's a different feel when
at the supermarket versus someone's local
store.
Another thing that I absolutely love doing
is going to the cafes.
Right now the weather is getting really warm,
and so it's really nice because you can just
A lot of them have outside seating as well,
so you can just sit down.
You can get a glass of water, have a cup of
coffee, or even have like a whole meal, and
then you can just sit and you can watch the
locals interact with each other.
The important difference is that when you
go to a cafe, you don't get seated.
You literally just walk up, walk in, or just
like walk outside to this outside seating
area and you just sit down at a table.
Now for me that's like, can I, am I allowed
to do that?
That's not the American culture.
You'd normally be waited, or they have a sign.
But in France you can just walk in.
Sometimes they'll like say hi to you, like
you always bonjour.
Sometimes they'll be like, oh how many?
And then they'll help seat you, but most of
the time you just walk in, you sit, and then
the waiter or waitress will see you and they
come over and take care of you.
That's something to keep in mind because if
you don't do that, if you're just awkwardly
standing there, you'll probably be standing
there for awhile, especially if it's not a
touristy area.
It will look very strange to them and sometimes
they don't know exactly how to react 'cause
most the time they get Parisians, especially
if it's far away from the tourist traps.
So that's some tips about going to local cafes.
If you ever come to Paris please explore the
boulangeries, the patisseries, and all those
different places because they're just, they're
true gems.
So I'll talk to you guys later.
Bye.
