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Post by sarcasticgirl on Jul 27, 2016 7:50:17 GMT -5
Food is one of my favorite things about traveling!
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Post by lexxy703 on Jul 27, 2016 10:16:38 GMT -5
Tell me more about this tea please.
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Post by weltschmerz on Jul 27, 2016 12:25:13 GMT -5
Tell me more about this tea please. It's the best tea on earth. It's a French gourmet tea company which has elevated tea into an art form. They've been around for over 150 years. It's absolutely incredible. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariage_Fr%C3%A8res
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Post by Deleted on Jul 27, 2016 13:25:40 GMT -5
I will drink warm beer now if I have to.
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Post by sarcasticgirl on Jul 27, 2016 13:26:54 GMT -5
Tell me more about this tea please. It's the best tea on earth. It's a French gourmet tea company which has elevated tea into an art form. They've been around for over 150 years. It's absolutely incredible. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariage_Fr%C3%A8resAdds to my paris itinerary. I love tea! Sent from my SM-N920T using proboards
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Post by Anne_in_VA on Jul 27, 2016 13:58:48 GMT -5
Tell me more about this tea please. It's the best tea on earth. It's a French gourmet tea company which has elevated tea into an art form. They've been around for over 150 years. It's absolutely incredible. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariage_Fr%C3%A8resWeltschmerz - which of their teas do you like best? Personally, I don't care for Earl Gray, but would be interested in one of the others. Have you had the Marco Polo tea?
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Post by weltschmerz on Jul 27, 2016 14:13:18 GMT -5
It's the best tea on earth. It's a French gourmet tea company which has elevated tea into an art form. They've been around for over 150 years. It's absolutely incredible. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariage_Fr%C3%A8resWeltschmerz - which of their teas do you like best? Personally, I don't care for Earl Gray, but would be interested in one of the others. Have you had the Marco Polo tea? I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE their Marco Polo tea. If you like green tea, try the Opera. Lovely. A eulogy to sensuality. From spiritual beverage to lyrical elixir, the refinement of tea meets the melodic beauty of opera. A distinguished green tea has been enhanced with the subtle fragrance of red berries and precious spices. A sensual tea. www.mariagefreres.com/UK/2-the-a-l-opera-cotton-muslin-tea-sachets-TB952.html
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Post by saveinla on Jul 27, 2016 15:21:35 GMT -5
Anyone been to Hamburg, Germany? Would you recommend going there for a week?
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Post by Cookies Galore on Jul 27, 2016 15:33:16 GMT -5
How did this thread turn into a discussion on food?
The first thing that occurred to me was that travel has allowed me to see the world from a different corner and a different point of view. When I read headlines about countries I've visited, I go deeper because I've been there and am interested. It also motivates me to keep up with my French and German because they occasionally come in handy. Free video podcasts are great!
I've also learned a ton about art and about European history since DH and I met and started traveling to Europe at least once a year starting in 2000.
Having said that- I do try to "go native" with the food when I'm in another country. I almost always drink black coffee, except on the other side of the Atlantic, where I use cream because it's better and I'm on vacation. I've stayed almost 100% vegetarian on trips to India and LOVED the food. (Someone had suggested that avoiding meat might reduce my chances of food-borne illness and the worst case I had was after having fish in the restaurant of my hotel.) I love having meat and cheese at European breakfast buffets, but don't do it at home because of the fat/calorie content. Iceland was a different matter; because of the short growing season and the expense of importing things, there were few fresh fruits and vegetables. Meat, even in the very good restaurants, might include whale, puffin and horse. We loved Iceland, but not for the food, other than a brand of yogurt called Skyr. Most of our meals were premade sandwiches from the local grocery store!
Lol, because it started as a food thread!
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Post by Apple on Jul 27, 2016 15:42:17 GMT -5
Anyone been to Hamburg, Germany? Would you recommend going there for a week? I've not been to Hamburg, but could easily spend a week in Nuremberg or Munich and the surrounding areas.
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Post by NastyWoman on Jul 27, 2016 17:30:42 GMT -5
The Beatles lost one of their very early gigs there when it was dicovered that George Harrison was too young to be allowed inside the bar they were playing in
On a not-food-related note: ever since living in Asia I have a very hard time keeping my shoes on indoors. Even at work I take them off and then I have to go hunt for them when I need to get away from my desk.
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Post by TheOtherMe on Jul 27, 2016 17:40:19 GMT -5
George Harrison got deported for being too young, so yes, they lost the gig. Didn't seem to hurt them.
I am a Beatles fan, but I'm told the Reeperbahn of those years no longer exists.
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Post by lund on Jul 28, 2016 16:39:52 GMT -5
The German concept of "Eintopf". It would transplate as Onepot, and refers to a stew or extremely thick soup that is eaten with a spoon as-is, no additional rice, pasta, potatoes or veggies added, and often served in a little bowl. It is practical, especially for lunch at work.
Cheesecakes, both the baked kinds (USA, Germany) and the "unbaked" ones (Germany). The Swedish version is a lot different.
"Foody" muffins (USA). Here, they are sweet. The ones with cheese or cheese and ham are practically unknown.
Then of course there are some foreign things that we don't do the same way. Among our finds: Waffles here are usually served with whipped cream and jam and coffee in the afternoon, or with Gudbrandsdalsost/Brunost (a cheese made from goats' milk and cows' whey) with coffee as a kind of luxury sandwich, never for breakfast. Pancakes are a dinner option. If there are guests a version may be served as filled crepes as the first course (usually a shrimp or mushroom filling) or with ice cream and berries for dessert. Usually the kids want pancakes for dinner at least once a week.
And some that we do eat that often astonish foreigners: The local cranberry variety jam goes with meatballs and some other meat dishes. It is a condiment. It is a bit sour and tart. Some meat dishes are eaten with apple sauce. (Apple sauce is also a regular with the oatmeal in the morning.) Apples can also be fried and served with fried calf liver or used as stuffing. Elegant self-baked cookies are meant to be small. Only a lazy baker makes big ones. (The idea is that it should be possible to taste several kinds.) Hot dogs can be eaten with a potato-based flatbread. Rose-hip soup is something that can be eaten in the evening or instead of a sandwich. Krumkaker may be served filled with multekrem (whipped cream mixed with cloudberries). Liquorice candy is usually sweet and salty. Very salty.
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Post by wvugurl26 on Jul 28, 2016 18:04:48 GMT -5
I haven't been to many places that are very different. I try to sample whatever the landlord is making. He's from Vietnam. But some stuff like tofu I am just plain allergic to.
The worst part about coming back from Jamaica was the coffee let down. I'm going to Nassau later this year and they have coffee from Jamaica.
I have heard from several people that they would fly to Italy just to eat dinner. I need to get there some day.
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Post by taz157 on Jul 28, 2016 18:51:37 GMT -5
[/p] On a not-food-related note: ever since living in Asia I have a very hard time keeping my shoes on indoors. Even at work I take them off and then I have to go hunt for them when I need to get away from my desk.
[/quote] I've never been the Europe but I hate wearing shoes myself. When I'm wearing heels at work, they are kicked off when I'm sitting at my desk. If I need to get up, I need to hunt for them under the desk...
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Post by weltschmerz on Jul 28, 2016 19:50:00 GMT -5
I haven't been to many places that are very different. I try to sample whatever the landlord is making. He's from Vietnam. But some stuff like tofu I am just plain allergic to. The worst part about coming back from Jamaica was the coffee let down. I'm going to Nassau later this year and they have coffee from Jamaica. I have heard from several people that they would fly to Italy just to eat dinner. I need to get there some day. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee? They sell it here. I've also seen it on Amazon.
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Post by wvugurl26 on Jul 29, 2016 7:16:27 GMT -5
Nothing I've ordered or bought here has been as good. The K cups were close but they were like $45 for 16 cups.
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Post by milee on Jul 29, 2016 11:49:35 GMT -5
And some that we do eat that often astonish foreigners: The local cranberry variety jam goes with meatballs and some other meat dishes. It is a condiment. It is a bit sour and tart. My family loves Lingonberry jam (I'm guessing that's what you're referring to?) It's a little hard to find here in Florida, but I always make sure to get DH and the boys some for their Christmas stocking. Even with giving them each a jar, it's all gone within a few weeks. They eat it on everything from crepes to toast to sandwiches.
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Post by Apple on Jul 30, 2016 6:49:41 GMT -5
Liquorice candy is usually sweet and salty. Very salty. My son loves the licorice. Last year it's pretty much the only thing he asked for for Christmas. I can't eat it.
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Post by lund on Jul 30, 2016 7:07:47 GMT -5
Milee, I have home-cooked Lingonberry jam. It is usually more berries and less sugar in it than in the store-bought versions, plus no pectin.
It is an interesting berry; if put in a barrel with water, it will keep during the winter if placed in a cold but non-freezing place. It is also possible to make uncooked jam from it, which requires berries which are fully ripe. The jam is usually made with berries which are just ripe in order to get a firmer jam. When the berries are fully ripe, it is possible to make a kind of juice from them which is then served to accompany dinner. It can only be stored for some weeks, but is good as long as it lasts.
Apple, Nice! Does he prefer the hard or the soft varieties?
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Post by Apple on Jul 30, 2016 14:55:14 GMT -5
Apple, Nice! Does he prefer the hard or the soft varieties? He prefers the hard, but will eat either. We actually added a country to our last trip just so he could find it. Without double checking, he was thinking it would be really common in The Netherlands, but after we went there (just Amsterdam) and searched several stores, he looked it up again and realized he meant Finland... We did find some of the soft licorice in Amsterdam, but it was too late in the trip to add a detour to Finland (we'd have done it if it was earlier in the trip), but he found what he wanted online, and family members bought him some for Christmas (it had to be imported though).
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Post by tskeeter on Jul 30, 2016 19:29:06 GMT -5
Did travel change the way I do things at home? You bet. Seeing how many of the French live caused me to quit my 80 - 90 hour a week job and take one that was less demanding so I only had to work about 45 hours a week. We often eat a more continental style breakfast now. And we consider the trade off between living in a smaller house and not having the space to keep lots of stuff.
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Post by tskeeter on Jul 30, 2016 19:36:41 GMT -5
And some that we do eat that often astonish foreigners: The local cranberry variety jam goes with meatballs and some other meat dishes. It is a condiment. It is a bit sour and tart. My family loves Lingonberry jam (I'm guessing that's what you're referring to?) It's a little hard to find here in Florida, but I always make sure to get DH and the boys some for their Christmas stocking. Even with giving them each a jar, it's all gone within a few weeks. They eat it on everything from crepes to toast to sandwiches. Milee, see Ingebretsons.com. They are the go to source for all things Scandinavian in Minneapolis. They stock three brands of lingonberry jam as well as other Scandinavian food, treats, and merchandise.
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Post by Apple on May 26, 2019 9:32:43 GMT -5
I know this thread is old, but I'm adding more (I've been sick for over two weeks since coming home from Sweden/Finland, but I'll update my experiences with that on my other thread later, when my head works better...)
While in Sweden, I discovered their cheese slicers, and I love them! I don't know, maybe somewhere they use them in the states, but I've never seen them here (or noticed them if I've seen them in a store, I've never seen one used). It's like a stubby pie serving thingy, but has a slot in it where you drag it along the top of a brick/round of cheese, to make nice, thin, perfect slices. I've used a cheese slicer with a wire, but this is so much better! Anyway, I came home with a few (one for my kitchen, one for my parents, and one for my son's "move the hell out of the house" stash).
I brought home a couple jars of lingonberry jam and my son asked "Why is that not a thing here?" It's good stuff. Does Ikea sell it?
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Post by wvugurl26 on May 26, 2019 11:40:15 GMT -5
I know this thread is old, but I'm adding more (I've been sick for over two weeks since coming home from Sweden/Finland, but I'll update my experiences with that on my other thread later, when my head works better...) While in Sweden, I discovered their cheese slicers, and I love them! I don't know, maybe somewhere they use them in the states, but I've never seen them here (or noticed them if I've seen them in a store, I've never seen one used). It's like a stubby pie serving thingy, but has a slot in it where you drag it along the top of a brick/round of cheese, to make nice, thin, perfect slices. I've used a cheese slicer with a wire, but this is so much better! Anyway, I came home with a few (one for my kitchen, one for my parents, and one for my son's "move the hell out of the house" stash). I brought home a couple jars of lingonberry jam and my son asked "Why is that not a thing here?" It's good stuff. Does Ikea sell it? I do think IKEA sells the jam. My grandma had a cheese thing like that. I'm pretty sure she got it in the Amish country in Ohio at one of the cheese places.
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Post by The Walk of the Penguin Mich on May 26, 2019 13:28:13 GMT -5
I have seen the cheese slicers, the expensive cheese shop I used to use had one for cheese samples.
We are in Belize right now, and I am wondering why I don’t cook more seafood. That has been pretty much all I have had for dinner down here. This and tons of fruit. I just can’t find as flavorful fruit at home.
We had lingonberry on Viking.
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on May 26, 2019 13:58:09 GMT -5
I have not done a lot of traveling Malaysia turned me int. Lipto a major tea snob. Lipton is undrinkable.
My former coworkers started turning me into a chocolate snob by bringing back treats after conferences. The best we're jelly filled ones from Poland.
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Post by weltschmerz on May 26, 2019 16:32:35 GMT -5
I have not done a lot of traveling Malaysia turned me int. Lipto a major tea snob. Lipton is undrinkable. My former coworkers started turning me into a chocolate snob by bringing back treats after conferences. The best we're jelly filled ones from Poland.Crescent-shaped? Comes in cherry, black currant and other lovely fruity flavours? I buy them at the Polish deli. Even I like them, and I don't have a sweet tooth.
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on May 26, 2019 17:06:07 GMT -5
I have not done a lot of traveling Malaysia turned me int. Lipto a major tea snob. Lipton is undrinkable. My former coworkers started turning me into a chocolate snob by bringing back treats after conferences. The best we're jelly filled ones from Poland.Crescent-shaped? Comes in cherry, black currant and other lovely fruity flavours? I buy them at the Polish deli. Even I like them, and I don't have a sweet tooth. YES! I am partial to Trumps.
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Post by debthaven on May 26, 2019 17:09:19 GMT -5
They sell those cheese slicers here in France too, but not many people have them.
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