Must-Try Food

Hi,

What are the food that you MUST try in Paris and where?

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Confit de canard and the prune and armagnac icecream (but not on the same plate! :) at au petit Marguery, blvd du Port-Royal, gobelins tube.

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Paté de Campagne, especially if made with prunes, which is less common. Slather some on a piece of crusty bread, top with a cornichon et voila! Perfection in your hand.

Many smaller restaurants serve this either as an entrée or an amuse bouche (courtesy appetizer). It%26#39;s wonderful.

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Try rabbit, steak tartare, pates, terrines, escargots, cuisses de grenouille (frog legs), andouille, cassoulet, confit de canard, magret de canard, tete de veau, croque monsieur, crepes, and other items that you find appealing on the menu.

I especially like steak tartare and goat cheese salads (salade de chevre chaud).

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Lots of good answers here. The thing thats great about Paris is that it has the best French food in the world (not including other parts of France). I%26#39;ve tried French food in New York and there is no comparison and I am biased and love New York and want to think New York has the best of everything but it can%26#39;t beat Paris for French food.

There are so many amazing eats and from my personal experience, I have to recommend the foi gras. Amazing. I also love the eclairs-also incredile. Another must try is the blanquette de veux. The Pigs feet is incredible and nothing like the pork in the U.S. It is the ultimate pork experience- Try it at Au Pied de Conchon restaurant.

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cheese..the regional raw milk cheeses.

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the pork in France is far superior to that in the US -- the best pork we have ever eaten was in Alsace -- we have been searching for sources in the US to get something anywhere near as good

confits of duck and of pork are also amazing

we love the salads

fois gras and various pates and terrines -- we love to get pate sandwiches in the Dordogne and you can buy cans of pate and fois gras directly from farms for about a third the cost in tourist shops

pastries -- we make a point of just stopping by a bakery every day and choosing different pastries to try for desert each evening --

the hot chocolate is fabulous -- and some places distinquish between traditional hot chocolate and other stuff -- it is worth paying a bit more for the traditional

browsing in a cheese shop -- great fun -- we get a different small cheese each day and have it with wine before going out to dinner --

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I was in Paris last year and going back this year and the things I just have to have again are the tomato and mozzarella sandwiches, quiches, steak frites, and Berthillion ice cream.

Yes, much simpler fare, but a sandwich in Paris tastes SO much better than here at home. I think it%26#39;s the baguette that makes it delicious.

I also had the best lamb hummus at the restaurant on the top floor of the Arab Institute. Moderate prices and you get a great view of Notre Dame if you sit outside on the terrace.

Sandwiches and quiches can be had in the countless shops that you%26#39;ll find and Berthillion ice cream is on the Ile de St Louis.

I had very good steak frites and my boyfriend had very good duck at this little place called Le Petit Flore off of Rue St Honor behind the Louvre. The address is 6 rue Croix de Petit Champs. It%26#39;s very inexpensive for a prixe fixe meal there...13 euro. It%26#39;s one of the places that you can miss if you blink, but if you%26#39;re on a budget it%26#39;s an excellent little place.

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The cheeses, as many of them as possible, and as often as possible.

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Aligot.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aligot

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A %26quot;Boyarde Complète%26quot; salad at Chez Papa in Paris.

Try to imagine a salad with with hot roasted potatoes on top of the lettuce and tomatoes, raw country ham, cheese and a fried egg, all in a big bowl of which you will never see the bottom.

www.chez-papa.info