While visiting France, I’ve had the opportunity to try some pretty amazing food. Therefore, I feel the need to dedicate an entire blog post to it. The first food I tried was technically the dry cereal I had when I nearly passed out due to getting overheated, which the nice girl working at the front desk ran to get from the kitchen… but that isn’t as glamorous as some of the others.
Ham, egg, and cheese galette from this incredible crepe spot in Le Marais! This was served with cider in the cutest little cups I’ve seen, shared over some good conversation with my professors.
This meal was one of the first ones we had as a class at this restaurant called Cafe du Rendez Vous. I thought it was an interesting choice to order a burger at the first nice French restaurant we were treated to, though… I ordered a burrata pasta with pesto!
The charcuterie spread we had for breakfast early on in the trip. This meal was shared with some of the international students who were staying here while finishing their master’s degrees. Ben made this spread.
I can confirm this was the best ice cream I’ve probably ever had. I got chocolate and coffee, a classic combo that I tend to go for. The flavors just pair so well together! It was also very hot that day, so it was a much-needed cold treat.
This cappuccino had a very impressive amount of foam on top. It had a really nice vanilla flavor as well. You know, I usually start my day with coffee, but I think I’m going to adopt drinking it after my meals like the Europeans do.
Here’s the gelato I had after our class visit to the Army Museum. This particular gelato shop is famous for its rose petal-shaped scoops. I found it hard to eat because it melted quite fast, but it was pretty alright flavor-wise. I stuck with my notorious combination.
This is the spread of pastries I had for breakfast one day. Yes, that is two different types of croissa – ahem… one croissant and a pain au chocolat – in case you were wondering. I’ve likely had enough carbs to feed a family of four for at least a couple of days on this trip, but hey… when in Rome, am I right?
This glorious dish was the Mapo Tofu I had from a nice spot in Chinatown, just a couple of stops away from where we’re staying. It was served with a peach mint tea that was quite refreshing when paired with the spicy meal.
This is the burrata pizza I got from what I will now dub “The Pizzeria with the Awesome Bathroom” because it had a literal rocketship in it for kids to play in and stalls that made you feel like you were in a Star Wars movie when you peed. Oh yeah, and the pizza was incredible.
These photos were totally worth the weird stares I got while taking them. It’s the 21st century, we should be used to people taking photos of their food now, right?! As they say, the camera eats first. ‘Til next time!