We broke down some fresh pigeons, and I mean fresh! Head, feet, and all... We just use the breast meat, and use all the rest for a sauce. It's one of the best I've tasted yet! They don't have the space to make stocks here, so Daniel renders down the bones, deglazes with wine, then adds water. Then reduces, adds water again, the repeats again. We typically just use stock back home and reduce once, but I like the time they take with each dish and sauce. Really good!
Made some of the tomato raviolis as well. Fresh pasta with skinned tomatoes cooked down with garlic, shallot, basil, and toasted baguette to thicken. Very simple but delicious.. Think it would be great with some crab or lobster folded in.
And learned a really good technique for scalloped potatoes. They don't put them in water after they are sliced. We typically do this to the potatoes so they don't turn brown, but it also washes off all the potato starch which you need. They press and drain before they bake, and then portion & sear to order. You get a much better product in the end I think. Will play around with this when I get home.
Went with Gary on our break to shop and walk around town today. I had the best Falafel in the world... Well that's what it said on the front of the building!
It's the first one I've ever had, so I can't compare, but it was awesome! Gary told me that this was the #1 place in Paris for this, so I had to try. Fresh pita, with hummus, carrots, cabbage, cucumbers, spicy sauce, eggplant, and the best fried croquets ever!!! One of the best vegetarian items ive ever eaten. Very busy place, which I like, means its all fresh. If I knew where the hell this place was, I'd be back tomorrow for sure!!
We bought few bottles of Rosé for after work tonight. We went down to the Eiffel tower lawn to chill and drink cheap. The boys made some Copa sandwiches as well, freakin good! Copa is the house cured pork that they make, sliced super thin, kinda like prosciutto, but better. Copa, butter, and rocket (very similar to arugula, I swear it's the same thing) on fresh baguette. You have no idea how good this was with some wine at the end of a long day. Listening to some music with friends, in front of the Eiffel tower, perfect!
Went to eat Chinese food late night. Think Daniel is a regular here, cause he knew everyone in the place. He ordered a feast! I had Duck soup, and we shared pork ribs, dumplings, fried rice, noodles with shrimp, and some killer egg rolls. They were served with lettuce and mint, so you roll the lettuce and mint around the egg roll and dip in a sweetened fish sauce. Soooo good! Stuffed, gonna sleep good tonight...
Pics
The scalloped potatoes served with rocket salad and filet of beef
Tomato raviolis
Chillin on the lawn at the Eiffel tower with our sandwiches and Rosé
Falafel, amazing!
We had this after dinner at the Chinese restaurant. They said it was Sake, but it was way too strong to be rice wine. Thinkin it was rice liquor, like rocket fuel, wow!
Our feast...
My duck soup... Good, but not as good as Phó Bac back home
Fresh pigeon, lol! All of their poultry comes in like this. Head and feet still on.
Chocolate NBA ball. Gary and I walked thru pretty cool chocolate shop today, they have a lot of shops like this that sell hundreds of different kinds of candies, macaroons, and chocolates
Sriracha, well kinda... Def not the same as the stuff we have back in the US. Too sweet, but they laughed at me when I put this and Sambol (another typical sauce at all asian restaurants, very spicy) in my soup. They don't like spicy stuff here at all.
Egg rolls, really enjoyed this.
Eiffel tower, all lit up. These flashing lights go off every hour, pretty cool. Never saw this earlier in my trip. Took a video, but can't figure out how to upload. I'll ask Steph, and try to post tomorrow...
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