tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post6798136308782092960..comments2024-03-29T12:14:57.086+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: The Local 'Fat Market' (Marché au Gras).Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-53479338041703793342019-01-27T15:45:53.467+00:002019-01-27T15:45:53.467+00:00Entrecote steaks are very tasty, and reasonably te...Entrecote steaks are very tasty, and reasonably tender. I always chose them at restaurants, as they are very reliable.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-86281004907219386432019-01-27T14:43:53.102+00:002019-01-27T14:43:53.102+00:00I had to look up entrecote myself as I wasn't ...I had to look up entrecote myself as I wasn't familiar with the term (steak, or perhaps a very specific type of steak). That would be a great first prize. Aren't we being told now, that fat is not the enemy? That it was sugar all along? For me I wish it was the other way around! -Jenncoffeeontheporchwithmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17618627688821849806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-66701767663503808902019-01-27T13:13:53.745+00:002019-01-27T13:13:53.745+00:00I have heard of people removing the fat before coo...I have heard of people removing the fat before cooking; they must be mad. Duck fat is wonderful stuff; it makes the best roast spuds, and is very good for you (or so I tell myself). They're not cheap here!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-1079486379091961172019-01-27T13:08:49.786+00:002019-01-27T13:08:49.786+00:00Every Christmas I buy about 8 French duck breasts,...Every Christmas I buy about 8 French duck breasts, packed the same as your photo. They are by-product of Foie Gras of course, but still expensive. They exude so much fat in the roasting that I use it to roast the potatoes. I then spend the rest of the year eating nothing but porridge to bring my colesterol levels down.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-92229812812894726012019-01-27T11:52:58.746+00:002019-01-27T11:52:58.746+00:00It's an unnatural process that imitates a natu...It's an unnatural process that imitates a natural one. In fact the birds queue-up for their daily feedings. Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-73496157755136493002019-01-27T11:51:45.101+00:002019-01-27T11:51:45.101+00:00A lot of the old practices are now considered too ...A lot of the old practices are now considered too much work for too little recompense. Very few farms now have Pigs, vines, or even Cows.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-18650275593725621162019-01-27T10:07:52.278+00:002019-01-27T10:07:52.278+00:00Didn't I read once that it is quite a cruel pr...Didn't I read once that it is quite a cruel practice to produce fois gras?The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-35736487386123759632019-01-27T10:07:46.163+00:002019-01-27T10:07:46.163+00:00No more farmers wives to do the jobs, they are out...No more farmers wives to do the jobs, they are out to work nowadays. Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-67135992061123468202019-01-27T09:36:26.652+00:002019-01-27T09:36:26.652+00:00That's true Yael, although today's weather...That's true Yael, although today's weather is a bit rough. I may not even go for my daily long walk.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-35137954346556772932019-01-27T09:35:04.076+00:002019-01-27T09:35:04.076+00:00It's really foul here. Wind, rain, and cold. I...It's really foul here. Wind, rain, and cold. I'm staying indoors.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-7178681538465898922019-01-27T09:34:04.273+00:002019-01-27T09:34:04.273+00:00It would have kept me in Steaks for a whole week!It would have kept me in Steaks for a whole week!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-19279827117984195022019-01-27T09:33:31.438+00:002019-01-27T09:33:31.438+00:00There was an Oyster man at market yesterday... I w...There was an Oyster man at market yesterday... I was tempted.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-11973193993313590012019-01-27T09:27:44.308+00:002019-01-27T09:27:44.308+00:00Even if you do not find amazing things there you w...Even if you do not find amazing things there you will always have beautiful views and places where you drive on Sundays.Yaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15181961536405061470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-75127207274575203842019-01-27T08:59:44.563+00:002019-01-27T08:59:44.563+00:00Our monthly Farmers' market ( Harpenden) has ...Our monthly Farmers' market ( Harpenden) has been cancelled today due to the wind ! Apparently the stalls could blow away and cause damage ! It doesn't look particularly windy, but then I haven't been out yet!Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02576715462615744934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-29404654556176671472019-01-27T08:56:13.731+00:002019-01-27T08:56:13.731+00:00A very good first prize to win.A very good first prize to win.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-79357937965721985932019-01-27T08:28:10.313+00:002019-01-27T08:28:10.313+00:00I hadn't noticed the time - that seems very la...I hadn't noticed the time - that seems very late for it to start.<br />Susan Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14400003572211042194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-57448634420736636532019-01-27T08:14:45.503+00:002019-01-27T08:14:45.503+00:00Our Stornoway 'Saturday Market' at this ti...Our Stornoway 'Saturday Market' at this time of year has a vegetable stall and a fresh fish stall. At other times of the year we might have locally grown specialist potatoes and plants. Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-21242154904150179482019-01-27T07:42:22.460+00:002019-01-27T07:42:22.460+00:00I really found this quite sad. I went with the ide...I really found this quite sad. I went with the idea of photographing rows of beautifully prepared Ducks, but there weren't any. Very disappointing.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-2727147974582757022019-01-27T07:41:12.269+00:002019-01-27T07:41:12.269+00:00It's more like Bingo than a lottery; you have ...It's more like Bingo than a lottery; you have to be there to mark off numbers on a card (1€ le Carton). I have no idea how many people go to these things; probably a lot.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-84798154316126940402019-01-27T07:39:09.293+00:002019-01-27T07:39:09.293+00:00I didn't go; far too late for me!I didn't go; far too late for me!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-21662294555144801192019-01-27T07:35:27.067+00:002019-01-27T07:35:27.067+00:00Times are changing and old traditions are being lo...Times are changing and old traditions are being lost.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10787732343048847565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-80495362700455199252019-01-27T07:32:43.283+00:002019-01-27T07:32:43.283+00:00Your markets are still better than ours. No ducks,...Your markets are still better than ours. No ducks, or fresh bread though some do have fish. <br />I looked up entrecotes...I presume you bought a ticket...and didn't win or we would have heard about it. They must sell a lot of tickets to make any money with those prizes!!local alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-78656400053625721212019-01-27T07:30:05.788+00:002019-01-27T07:30:05.788+00:00Didn't you win the Loto?Didn't you win the Loto?Susan Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14400003572211042194noreply@blogger.com