Comments on: Food and travel – French markets http://podtourz.wordpress.com/2008/06/01/food-and-travel-french-markets/ Travelling in Europe Sat, 10 Oct 2009 19:46:21 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Landscape » Agent Orange - Philip Jones Griffiths http://podtourz.wordpress.com/2008/06/01/food-and-travel-french-markets/#comment-9651 Landscape » Agent Orange - Philip Jones Griffiths Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:54:23 +0000 http://podtourz.wordpress.com/?p=208#comment-9651 [...] Food and travel - French marketsLamb and mutton are hardly seen at all - whereas in the south, with its sparse, dry limestone landscape, you’d see far more. And while we have goat’s cheese, there’s no goat meat available (tough if I want to cook a Caribbean curry). … [...] [...] Food and travel – French marketsLamb and mutton are hardly seen at all – whereas in the south, with its sparse, dry limestone landscape, you’d see far more. And while we have goat’s cheese, there’s no goat meat available (tough if I want to cook a Caribbean curry). … [...]

]]> By: podtourz http://podtourz.wordpress.com/2008/06/01/food-and-travel-french-markets/#comment-9648 podtourz Mon, 02 Jun 2008 13:35:33 +0000 http://podtourz.wordpress.com/?p=208#comment-9648 Great comment Helen - thanks for that. You must have had a lot of fun visiting all the producers. One of the great things about French markets and even car boots is that you so often have a wine producer selling direct, or local farms selling their jams, syrups, and aperitifs. By the way, do you know what's hapened to the proposed French legislation taking away the right of householders to operate a small distillery? I heard a story about that last year but haven't heard anything since. Since we are modest alcohol producers ourselves (mainly beer and wine, but some spirits, and when I say modest, we drink it all ourselves) I'd like to find out! Great comment Helen – thanks for that. You must have had a lot of fun visiting all the producers. One of the great things about French markets and even car boots is that you so often have a wine producer selling direct, or local farms selling their jams, syrups, and aperitifs.

By the way, do you know what’s hapened to the proposed French legislation taking away the right of householders to operate a small distillery? I heard a story about that last year but haven’t heard anything since. Since we are modest alcohol producers ourselves (mainly beer and wine, but some spirits, and when I say modest, we drink it all ourselves) I’d like to find out!

]]> By: Helen Hunter http://podtourz.wordpress.com/2008/06/01/food-and-travel-french-markets/#comment-9640 Helen Hunter Mon, 02 Jun 2008 09:56:59 +0000 http://podtourz.wordpress.com/?p=208#comment-9640 Hello I enjoyed reading your blog about the French markets, we currently live in Calvados near St Sever and visit the local marketing on a regular basis and find your report very true, the French are not the greatest at marketing themselves. I think the Brits are missing out on lots of great regional products. I personally love Livarot, Calvados, Pomeau, and I could list many other things we enjoy on a regular basis. This is part of the reason we set up www.calvadosonline.co.uk, we personally visited the producers and sampled all the products we have on the site giving the connoisseur and restaurateur the opportunity to enjoy a great range of vintage Calvados, some not available elsewhere in the UK. Yes we have had Indian and Chinese here but not quite the same as in the UK. The authentic taste has been adapted to the UK palette in the same way it had been change here for the French palette. Any comments please feel free to contact helen@calvadosonline.co.uk Hello

I enjoyed reading your blog about the French markets, we currently live in Calvados near St Sever and visit the local marketing on a regular basis and find your report very true, the French are not the greatest at marketing themselves.

I think the Brits are missing out on lots of great regional products. I personally love Livarot, Calvados, Pomeau, and I could list many other things we enjoy on a regular basis. This is part of the reason we set up http://www.calvadosonline.co.uk, we personally visited the producers and sampled all the products we have on the site giving the connoisseur and restaurateur the opportunity to enjoy a great range of vintage Calvados, some not available elsewhere in the UK.

Yes we have had Indian and Chinese here but not quite the same as in the UK.
The authentic taste has been adapted to the UK palette in the same way it had been change here for the French palette.
Any comments please feel free to contact helen@calvadosonline.co.uk

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