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Italy or France: Which has the better cuisine?

 
 
ossobuco
 
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Reply Sun 30 Sep, 2007 10:49 am
<quivers with sheer envy>
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Francis
 
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Reply Sun 30 Sep, 2007 01:29 pm
Talking about cheeses, I just had Tartiflette, which is made of potatoes, onions, rasher of bacon and French cheese Reblochon.

With it, I had a delicious white wine, a Muscadet de Sèvre et Maine...

http://lesitededjails.free.fr/recettes/images/tartiflette1.jpg
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Walter Hinteler
 
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Reply Sun 30 Sep, 2007 01:45 pm
Interestingly: this dish was "invented" only in 1980 ... "pour favoriser les ventes du reblochon". :wink:

http://terroirs.denfrance.free.fr/p/recettes/tartiflette.html
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Francis
 
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Reply Sun 30 Sep, 2007 01:47 pm
And some advantage, Walter, it's easy to cook!
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Walter Hinteler
 
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Reply Sun 30 Sep, 2007 01:50 pm
I know. :wink:
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dagmaraka
 
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Reply Sun 30 Sep, 2007 01:58 pm
Francis wrote:

http://www.paulsquiz.com/images/stories/food/French_cheeses.jpg


Yes please!
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ossobuco
 
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Reply Sun 30 Sep, 2007 02:04 pm
I've had reblochon once, as part of a cheese plate, remember liking it..
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Francis
 
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Reply Sun 30 Sep, 2007 02:04 pm
dagmaraka wrote:
Yes please!


Whenever you come to Europe...
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Francis
 
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Reply Sun 30 Sep, 2007 02:05 pm
ossobuco wrote:
I've had reblochon once, as part of a cheese plate, remember liking it..


IMO, one of the best cheeses..
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dagmaraka
 
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Reply Sun 30 Sep, 2007 02:06 pm
Francis wrote:
dagmaraka wrote:
Yes please!


Whenever you come to Europe...


your place or mine? :wink:
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Francis
 
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Reply Sun 30 Sep, 2007 02:14 pm
There's a long time I've not been around Brno...
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ossobuco
 
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Reply Sun 30 Sep, 2007 02:20 pm
I get the cheese name mixed up with the chef name, Joel Roblochon..
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Francis
 
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Reply Sun 30 Sep, 2007 02:23 pm
Great chef indeed, Osso.
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ossobuco
 
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Reply Sun 30 Sep, 2007 02:29 pm
Eek, I mixed that up too - Joël Robuchon

http://www.joel-robuchon.com/
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Francis
 
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Reply Sun 30 Sep, 2007 02:32 pm
I got it right since the beginning, Osso, even French people get mixed with his name...
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nimh
 
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Reply Sun 30 Sep, 2007 02:58 pm
I see some Comte in there, I like that..

Love Morbier too, totally different kind of cheese but from very near the same place I believe..
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ossobuco
 
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Reply Sun 30 Sep, 2007 03:16 pm
I'm not used to morbier yet...
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Raphillon
 
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Reply Mon 1 Oct, 2007 01:55 am
ossobuco wrote:
Raphillon, tell us what your favorite italian cheeses are...


I like taleggio too; parmigiano reggiano; the fresh pecorino romano you can get in italy but not the US; the aged pecorino from italy that you can get in the US...


It depends on what you are eating and were you are.

However I love pecorino, both Romano and Sardo, asiago and fontina, Mozzarella di bufala (but only from campania), provola affumicata and taleggio

yesterday I went to aq restaurant in Frascati, they served a little seasoned provola wrapped by prosciutto crudo and then warmed in the oven just a little.... It was like heaven on earth and I think it's quite easy to prepare :wink:
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