On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 15:02:39 -0600, Damsel
> wrote:

>On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 13:26:25 +0100, "jacqui{JB}"
> wrote:
>
>>"Damsel" > wrote in message
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>>
>Jacqui:
>>> >Come to the dark side, Carol: moules frites,
>>> >moules frites ...
>>
>>> Something tells me I'd be getting a good giggle out
>>> of that if I knew any French. Please enlighten me!
>>
>>It's mussels cooked with white wine (and a bit of mire poix for
>>additional flavor -- celery, onions, etc.) served with french fries.
>>The mussels are cooked in the shell and served in a deep dish with the
>>strained cooking liquid (sometimes enriched with cream or butter); the
>>proper way to eat them is with your hands, using an empty mussel shell
>>to pluck the meat from mussels. *drool* I feel a craving coming on.
>
>That sounds pretty good, but it seems a little odd to have something like
>that with fries. I'll try to find a place that serves them. Seafood seems
>to be in short supply out here in the boonies.
>
>Carol

Hi Carol,

The way it's being described the dish may sound elegant,
but...

In Belgium (its home) this is way down the elegance scale:
Not quite seen as "junk food" but pretty close.

My comment has nothing to do with its quality, but only with
the "formality" with which such a dish is consumed.

Fries, paper plates, etc. fit just fine.

All the best,
--
Kenneth

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