French food

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 13 May 2006, 10:40

Does anyone here like French food?

The French market in St. Albans was still there today so I got a "real" croissant (miles away from the stuff you get in the supermarket), and a French baguette

Very nice indeed, the smell of fresh baked French bread is beautiful

A coupla days ago I also got a saucisson sec (or whatever its called).

tom2681 · Post by **tom2681** » 13 May 2006, 10:50

Mmmhh... Croissant.

I had some at breakfast this morning. Every day should begin with a croissant.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 13 May 2006, 10:57

Is the croissant normally bought every day or just for a treat or something? My French teacher said its a myth the croissant is eaten every day (bread sure is though).

J'adore manger le croissant

(Surely there's no mistakes there!)

tom2681 · Post by **tom2681** » 13 May 2006, 11:06

J'adore manger le croissant (Surely there's no mistakes there!)

Oh yes there is.

You can't say "le croissant". That's like saying "I enjoy eating the croissant".
"le" works for matter. Bread is regarded as matter. You can say "J'adore manger le pain".
Croissant however is regarded as an object (it's not "bread", it's "A croissant").

You can say "J'adore manger les croissants" (plural, as in "I love eating croissants").

But you were very close.

My French teacher said its a myth the croissant is eaten every day

Depends on your habits. My mum buys croissants, bread and pains au chocolat (kinda like croissant, but with a chocolate bar inside) for breakfast every morning.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 13 May 2006, 11:12

GAH..... :shock:

You can say "du pain" (right?) as in the ad - du pain, du vin, du boursin"

I know pain au chocolat - very nice

I've also had pain aux raisans.

tom2681 · Post by **tom2681** » 13 May 2006, 11:18

You can say "du pain" (right?) as in the ad - du pain, du vin, du boursin"

Yep.

Not being a native french speaker, maybe you haven't noticed it:
There's a pun in that ad.

"Du pain, du vin, du Boursin" -> "Bread, wine, Boursin".
Boursin is pronounced like Beau Sein ("nice breast").
So this is what we really hear:
"Bread, wine, nice breast".

Yi-Long · Post by **Yi-Long** » 13 May 2006, 11:43

Tom2681 wrote:
My French teacher said its a myth the croissant is eaten every day
Depends on your habits. My mum buys croissants, bread and pains au chocolat (kinda like croissant, but with a chocolate bar inside) for breakfast every morning.

WOW!! I need to find me a french woman who does groceries like that! Your mom wouldnt fancy a 29 year old blonde Dutch boy to hang around with, would she!?

I LOVEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Pains au Chocolat Gawdddd... they're so fucking delicious.
If I ever get to be dictator of the world (and I have no reason to believe I wont), my first job would be to make sure that everyone everywhere in the world, would have fresh, nice, warm pains au chocolat! Every day. 3 times a day. For the rest of their lifes. And beyond.

Gawd... I dont know which I love more... pains au chocolat, or freedom fries

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 13 May 2006, 11:43

LOL! No I never noticed that

Freedom Fries?

Yi-Long · Post by **Yi-Long** » 13 May 2006, 11:46

grim_tales wrote:LOL! No I never noticed that
Freedom Fries?

It's a Joke.

Dont you remember the americans were so mad at the french 'cowards' that they refused to follow the USA blindly into the war, that they renamed 'french fries' into 'freedom fries' !?

I thought everyone would get it.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 13 May 2006, 11:57

I get it now

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 13 May 2006, 12:40

Yi-Long wrote:a 29 year old blonde Dutch boy D

Do you have blue eyes as well?

Yi-Long · Post by **Yi-Long** » 13 May 2006, 12:43

EvaUnit02 wrote:
Yi-Long wrote:a 29 year old blonde Dutch boy D
Do you have blue eyes as well?

Yes... and maybe I have even stuck my finger in a dike at one time in my life...

I dont live in a windmill, although we do have them near my house.

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 13 May 2006, 12:51

Yi-Long wrote:Yes...and maybe I have even stuck my finger in a dike at one time in my life...

Is that story about the boy freezing true or just a legend?

My last name is De Bruin. I don't like the proper "De Brain" pronunciation (it sounds really goofy) and just use "De Brew-in".

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 13 May 2006, 18:37

I've never stuck my finger in a dyke.

They don't like it, apparently...