My foodie update from le sud!

I've been here almost one month now and here are some of my 'amours' and 'detestes' from the beautiful south. 

Amour - the flavour you get from simple homemade meals like this:

5 minute spaghetti with simple ratatouille

Simple ratatouille:
tsp olive oil
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1/2 white onion, diced
2 bay leaves
1/2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
salt and pepper
1/2 courgette, diced
1 large tomato, diced
2 mushrooms

(Also loving the quinoa, garlic and parsley (quinoa, ail et persil) spaghetti I found in the organic food shop in Antibes).

Deteste - paying more for du the de menthe (mint tea) than for a cafe creme in Nice! Seriously?

Amour - Fritto misto, bien sur. Especially when eaten in the sunshine by the sea.

Deteste - Paying 3.50 euro for 2 grapefruit! Though they were very good pamplemousse.

Amour - The French interpretation of a salad. Protein-hit! Yum.





Deteste - Going to the supermarket and seeing that half of the fruit and veg comes from Africa or Spain (and that strawberries cost about 5 euros a punnet!)



Amour - the amazing mint tea with toasted almonds I found at the antiques market in Paris. Definitely one to try at home.

Deteste - ordering 'legumes vert' and getting spinach covered in cream. I just want some plain green vegetables! (s'il vous plait).

Amour - the little nibbley bits you always get when ordering a glass of wine (and the chocolate almonds you get with a coffee!)

Deteste - still not knowing how to order a SMALL white coffee in a cafe.

Amour - those chocolate biscuits that you can of course buy in the UK yet only allow yourself to buy in France (Le petit ecolier)!