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> the most French of French foods is a ham and butter sandwich on white bread with nothing else on it 100% correct. It's not even any fancy bread with grains e
by jakub_g 6y ago
> the most French of French foods is a ham and butter sandwich on white bread with nothing else on it
100% correct. It's not even any fancy bread with grains etc like you'd get in most of EU; just a poor piece of (often so-so) baguette.
Something I found amusing is that it's been almost impossible to find typical "international" quick foods like hot dogs where I live (south-east); however, since restaurants can't function normally due to pandemic, suddenly takeaway hot dogs started appearing in recent months in many places.
- conradev 6y agoI feel like a so-so French baguette would be miles better than any baguette in the US
- BugsJustFindMe 6y agoEh, it's not. The US also has good bakeries, just not on every street corner. In Paris, walk 5 blocks and you'll pass at least one bakery and 37 pharmacies[1]. Cities in the US just aren't built that way. [1] - No joke, standing in the street outside my apartment in Paris I could see green cross signs from 7(!) different pharmacies without moving just by looking in different directions.
- harperlee 6y agoWith the corresponding 37 real estate agencies.
- jakub_g 6y agoYep pharmacies are everywhere in FR just behind a corner (as well as immobiliers). I was in shock when I went to Amsterdam and after walking around for half an hour didn't come across any and had to look up on Google Maps. Unlike other countries, in FR only pharmacies can sell drugs, no regular shops / supermarkets (even basic stuff like paracetamol), and I guess that's the reason why there are so many of them.
- qalmakka 6y agoIn Italy it's the same, but we don't have so many pharmacies. I think it's quite a French thing.
- alcover 6y agoBut the rare canonical jambon-beurre sandwich, made of quality fresh baguette, normandy salted butter and good ham is really really good.