France - Cachou Lajaunie

One day in the supermarket I saw these on the shelf next to the cashier. These look somewhat fancy, yet classic. I didn't know what it was, and I didn't have time to Google Translate it because I was on the line at the cashier, and it was my turn in 5 seconds after I saw this Cachou Lajaunie. There's no English or Dutch translation on the packaging. Well, might as well try these. Recently I've been having troubles keeping myself focused...

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France - University Cafetaria Food

Another thing I love about France is the awesome university cafetaria lunch menu. There is no other choice than the 3.10-euro 3-course meal, but for 3.10 euros I really think these meals are simply too awesome. Amazingly, some people still express their insatisfaction towards the lunch meals. Ok, the veggies tend to be overcooked, but I think for most part the dishes are great. I've had far worse meals back when I was living in a dorm in Singapore....

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France - Arab Markets

I'm sorry I haven't been able to update this blog. There are just way too many things to do. Sometimes I would go back from school with headaches; having a lecture that goes for 3 hours with only 1 short break after 1.5 hours is enough to make my head goes at supersaturated state. Oh, and that's only half of a day's worth of school. Ok, enough of self-complaining. This time I'll tell more about my encounter with Arab Market. My friend who...

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France - McDonald's menu is SUPER FANCY

When burgers are too mainstream, we go for baguettes. The normal burgers still exist in McDonald's in Paris but why not try something that only exist in Paris? Well, I decided to get le petite McBaguette. And what they mean by petite (small) is... REALLY PETITE. The whole baguette fits into my palm, so I would say it's like 10cm x 10cm. It's smaller than the size of a postcard. Yup. It's yummy, ,though. The beef flavour was strong,...

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France - La Laitière (feuilleté de mousse)

I've been rather busy with exploring Paris lately. And also with class, of course. We attend class from 9 to 5, with 1.5 hour lunch break in between (I love the long lunch break). I feel that there's always something to write on my blog about Paris or the food every single day to the point that I don't know where to start. Ok, so let's start with this. The first French supermarket I explored was Franprix because we met nice a corridor mate...

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France - Marron Crêpe

In France, marron (chestnut) paste is often used in desserts. I had a nice marron crêpe from a shop. For 5 euros *cries* Well, I got it from a restaurant in Montemartre, close to la Basilique du Sacré Cour. It's a tourist attraction, so it's bound to be expensiv...

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France - Paris in 1 Day

I went around the touristic areas of Paris the day after I landed my feet at the dorm. It was a really tiring trip, and I had a really good sleep after that (my roommate said my phone kept ringing but I remained peacefully asleep). So first we bought NaviGo and a monthly pass for all transportation means within Zone 1 through Zone 4 in Paris (because our school is in Massy, which is in Zone 4). This thing costs us quite a fortune:...

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France - Changing my food consumption pattern

I typically prefer Asian food, but when I'm in France, there's no way I should remain so stubborn about food. It's time to explore the gastronomical world, baybeh! Well, we started with having a mini wine-tasting session. My roommate and I bought 1 bottle of red wine, and two others bought another bottle. We're students, so we'd like to first start off with cheap wines. Well, we didn't really like the wine on the right, but the one...

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