Tour of Northern France Food

Cody and I make pretty good travel companions. We realized early on that we’d much rather spend our time eating good food while reading a book than visiting a museum. The Northern France food was delicious, so delicious that it gets a whole post all about it!

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Tour of France- Food Edition

What surprised me the most with the French, besides how delicious their food culture is, was their friendliness. As Americans, the French have the reputation of not being very friendly or liking Americans. This was not the case at all. Every single French person we came in contact with was gracious, kind, friendly, and helpful.

It’s quite the opposite of the very straightforward and sometimes closed off German culture we experience day in and day out. In fact, our first pit stop upon entering back into Germany, we were immediately greeted with the “you are bothering me by even being in my presence” attitude that some German hospitality workers tend to give off.

First, Champagne!

French cuisine is rich, creative, and delicious. As much as we enjoy German food, it’s all pretty much the same no matter where you go. So trying all the different takes on traditional meals was fun to experience.

The French also embrace the Cafe Culture, probably even more so than the Germans, and we did our best to take as much advantage of it as we could.

Evening Diners on a busy street in Reims, France

These Baked Parmesan Chips were DELICIOUS

Cafe Pétrouchka– a cozy Russian cafe where we found a delicious breakfast.

Champagne tasting at Jean-Pierre Gauvain in Hautvillers

The Land of the Three Cs

After Champagne, we moved on to Normandy. This area of the country is famous for cider, crepes, and camembert cheese. We consumed plenty of each!

Cider and Dessert Crepes at Créperie Le St. Romain in Rouen

No picture of dinner here. But my dinner view was pretty nice. 🙂

Pizza at Le Florentin in Bayeux where I made a very tragic mistake and ordered salmon on my pizza.

Cody went missing and returned a few minutes later with a fresh cooked Beignet

After three days of camembert, crepes, and cider a salad was in order

Eating like a Parisian

Paris had the most delicious and wide-range of food. We tried snails, ate too much cheese, and enjoyed some of the yummiest food of the whole trip.

First dinner in Paris- Le Petit Cler and would eat there again in a heart beat

Trying snails for the first time- buttery and pesto-y. Would I eat them again? Sure.

Ice Cream from Amarino. The limit was 2 patrons inside at a time. There must have been 8 when we were there. But, the ice cream was worth the wait!

Just an hour before we found out there was a Chipotle near where we were walking around I was telling Cody how much I was craving the typical post-travel Tex Mex meal we consume when we get home

Our final dinner in Paris at Gatsby’s. Meant to be a “small portion” meal

Change Your Life Chicken was in order after a week of eating heavy meals.

We listened to a podcast episode about this very chicken recipe on our way home from France so it was fitting that I made it once we returned home. Did it change my life? Not so much. But as the creator of the recipe says…it really only changes the life of the person doing the dishes ;).

Check out the rest of our trip in France here.