Saturday 30 July 2016

Moules/Frites.



I always associate Moules/Frites with Belgium rather than France, but in recent years it has become as much a part of our summer life as lost Dutch tourists.

Last night we went to our usual lakeside 'restaurant' for our once-a-year feast. 

I must say that it was probably the best Moules we've ever eaten there. They were fat, juicy, and perfectly cooked. 

I'm just sorry my son didn't take a photo of the huge crowd, the huge pots of Moules that kept arriving, or even the mountain of detritus. 





22 comments:

  1. They do look "fat and juicy", and delicious!
    My husband cooks them with: white wine, garlic, olive oil, thyme, hot chili pepper - but no pasta. Toasted sliced homemade bread to use as a dip.
    Greetings Maria x

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    1. These were cooked in very much the same way. They were so good; much better than I ever manage.

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  2. We often have mussels and, occasionally chips but don't the chips get soggy with the mussels on them?

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    1. No, they didn't seem to. The Moules were quite dry. A lovely evening.

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    2. Coincidentally, we have just watched an episode of "Country Calendar" which is usually on land based farms and tonight was on green lipped mussel farming.

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  3. We first gave this to our son when he was five on a day trip to Boulogne. He snaffled them up with indecent haste and to this day he is still a great sea food lover. Arilx

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    1. Good for you. I imagine my people must have done much the same.

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  4. Did you take your own wine? I note restaurant is in inverted commas.

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    1. No, the wine comes with the meal. I'm sorry Kimbo didn't take a shot of the 'restaurant'. It is simply a mass of assorted plastic tables and chairs by the side of a lake, with a wooden shed as kitchen. The waiting staff are amazing and very attentive. You never have to wait long for a huge new pot of Moules.

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  5. Delish !! That restaurant, the way you described it to Rachel, sounds like many that we have eaten in ...... not the most luxurious, but the food is wonderful...... I mean that in a good way !!!!!! XXXX

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    1. This one is 'cheap is cheerful', always with a nice atmosphere. Ducks on the lake, loads of children playing around, and always people there who we know. Perfect.

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  6. It was a beautiful evening for it.

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    1. We had booked for last week.... when the heavens opened. We cancelled.

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  7. I always think of mayonnaise and chips as Belgian - or Dutch.

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    1. Chips and Mayo is good; especially home-made.

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  8. So do the moules come from the lake then ? I always understood they were from the sea....or was the lakeside eatery just a coincidence? Not something we have in Queensland that I know of but I will be brave and try them next time I have the opportunity. Is there a special way to eat them? Don't want to make a fool of myself !

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    1. There certainly is a special way Helsie. You find an empty shell, then use it as pincers to remove the others, using the empty (now containing a mussel) to feed yourself. No knives and forks are involved.

      The Moules comefrom the sea, they could even be from England; one never knows.

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  9. Looks too good to eat. A very presentable dish.

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  10. Last time i ate mouls was in Paris 20 years ago,it was very good.

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  11. I accidentally ordered a plate of moules / frites the other day when we went out to lunch, and I couldn't eat them so Lester swapped his steak for my moules!

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  12. Envious ! This looks so good.

    cheers, parsnip and thehamish

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  13. I had a large bowl of succulent moules as a celebration earlier in the week. No frites, however... just some lovely, crusty bread for soaking up all that wonderfully garlicky broth.

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