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10 Foods, 100 Discoveries: Food 6 – French
Is it true? You are what you eat? Growing up, my dad was always a plain meat and potatoes kind of guy. Thus, my taste buds have never strayed far… until now. In 1 Year, 10 Projects, 100 Discoveries, ten of the discoveries are different types of food. This post is part of that project. You can see all 10 foods here and the entire project here. Enjoy the flavors, I sure am!
During one of the coldest times of the year, I decided to make the trek to Quebec City, Canada. When I’m in a new or even different city than my home town, I have one rule: NO eating at chain restaurants. I’ve never been able to wrap my head around the concept of “wasting” a meal eating at a chain restaurant like Applebee’s, when you could try a new place; a place you might not have the chance to eat at again.
True to form, while in Quebec I made sure to eat some traditional Quebec / French food. The cool part of almost every restaurant in Quebec is that they all have Prix Fixe menus that are a great deal! Often, you could get a 3-4 course meal for the price of just the entree.
The first place I stopped was Le Petit Chateau. Here, I found crepes galore. After a day of trekking around in the below 0 weather, I was cold and hungry. This quaint place with a giant chair of ice outside its doorway hit the spot. And, I’m glad I didn’t read any of the Yelp or TripAdvisor reviews beforehand. They all listed this place as having terrible food and service. But, I found it to be quite the contrary. While not the best meal, it was certainly a good one.
Dinner was another find that was neither on Yelp or Foursquare, Gambrinus. The place was quiet, the service excellent and after a wild night the previous day, this place was exactly what the doctor prescribed. Again, while not a meal for the record books, it was still a good one.
A well known Italian restaurant, Matto, rounded out my meal experience with an incredibly rich, Agnolotti, a ravoili-like pasta filled with veal.
My favorite Quebec “delicacy”? Carnaval food! I can’t remember what they called it, but it was a delicious and hot concoction of fried dough, chocolate, bananas and powdered sugar. I went for the banana option so I could claim it as a healthy, well balanced meal 
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