We have had some incredible food on this trip, but a few stand out to me as being a next-level meal. Gnocchetti del Fritto — an assortment of meats, cheeses, and jams served with fried dumplings (Italy); Tamarind — buffalo, lettuce, sweet hot sauce, and sticky rice to eat without utensils (Laos); Dash — best Thai food ever with a super cool manager (Thailand); Bahn Mi Phuong — delicious huge Vietnamese sandwiches for about $1 (Vietnam); and Marenda — most juicy and tender steak I’ve ever had (Montenegro). Now I can add another meal to the list. Sacrée Fleur, or Sacred Flower in English. It was our last night in Paris and we wanted to enjoy a traditional French meal with interesting foods, like frog legs and escargots. We ended up ordering frog legs, escargots (snails), foie gras (fattened duck or goose liver), and beef tartare, along with some more normal meats. There wasn’t a single dish that I didn’t like! It was all amazing and things I would order again in a heartbeat. The frog legs were really mild and tasted like some sort of white fish. The snails were delicious, coated in a cream sauce and not as bouncy as the other times I’ve eaten escargots. Foie gras is surprisingly bitter and we ate it on bread with a shallot confit and salt. The beef tartare was raw minced beef that came with a raw egg on top and pickled vegetables and mustard on the side. Also amazing. I never felt sick at all from eating raw beef and eggs! The more typical dishes were beef and a leg of lamb. The beef came on a sizzling cast iron serving tray which kept the meat cooking throughout the meal. It started out nearly rare and ended close to well done. After this amazing meal, we couldn’t pass up dessert, so we got crème brûlée and brioche French toast with ice cream. Those were some of the best desserts I’ve ever had. One more restaurant to add to the all time favorites list.
The other restaurants that we ate at in Paris were very good too, although not quite as amazing as Sacrée Fleur. Walking around the city, it’s obvious that Paris is a very diverse city. We found many different types of food and had a different type for almost every meal: Lebanese; Greek; Italian; French; Vietnamese; and a crepe place that felt totally Japanese. The crepe place, Princess Crepe, had Japanese princess drawings and pictures all over the tiny room! The crepes were delicious, with ice cream and tons of different options for toppings. Just around the corner from our apartment was a bakery that we visited every day that had delicious baguettes, croissants, and beignets (French doughnuts). The pastries and bread are so buttery and flaky! Paris is the city to go to for good food!
Will, your detailed description of your meal is making my mouth water!!
🙂 Thanks Mrs. Brown! Great to hear from you again!
I love how adventurous your food palates are to match your traveling lives! Great descriptions of seemingly unique and delicious foods!