But makes you think. Two years ago, they started to reveal several cases and scandals of exipred food, that has been relabeled and put out for sale again. (Called “Gammelfleisch” in Germany.)

Now, if they even promote the food with a name like that… ain’t that somewhat suspicious? How old was that meat? The Pliocene epoch was a long time ago… at least when using a human scale to measure… especially when using best before dates…

Still, I had fun. Only thing that didn’t fit was the side dish… rice… don’t get me wrong, I love rice… but this skewer called for a more manly side dish… like home fries (Bratkartoffeln) or any other variant of potatoes. I wonder if they will keep up with the size… or if they go along their usual nouvelle cuisine sized dishes.

I’ve been to the Christmas Market in Strasbourg. I was hungry. I wanted something to eat. And what did they offer? Crêpes, crêpes, crêpes, more crêpes and of course crêpes. Don’t get me wrong, crêpes are good… but they don’t count as food when I’m hungry. Tarte flambée was the only thing that somehow resembled food instead of dessert, but still not sufficient.

After searching for over half an hour, we finally stumbled on a booth that offered hot dogs. Interestingly that was an additional booth to a regular shop. They must’ve figured that some people prefer real food. Prolly made more money over the period of the market than during the whole year.

I’ll never again use any related terms to France and food together in a favorable meaning.