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« WTF February 13, 2008
I find it odd that you can't get laundry detergent, shampoo, shaving cream, or deodorant that's not perfumed around here.
They're available sans odeur. Comments Oh that is totally believable; the French have a veritable obsession with cooking odours. My neighbor - an otherwise cosmopolitan, sane, lovely woman - takes her deep fat fryer out onto the terrace when she makes fries to avoid the dreaded smell of food cooking! And after all, there is a reason that open plan kitchens are called "American kitchens" here - only we Americans would be mad enough to put up with the smells of a working kitchen! ; ) Posted by Meg at February 14, 2008 3:52 AM odorless French fries..........sounds so appetizing, here's some food you can't smell..mmmm....now if they only made them tasteless as well...and I'm not a big fan of texture so perhaps that could nix that as well........and last but not least a blind fold so you don't need to see them while you eat them and then it;s like you're eating nothing at all...brilliant! Posted by TACE at February 14, 2008 5:15 AM Meg: I always thought "American kitchen" here meant forehead-high countertops! Posted by David at February 14, 2008 5:30 AM That is really odd coming from the french (and I am one of them ...). We eat cheeses like the Vacherin or the reblochon that we can smell from a block away!!! On a more delicious note, David, I went to Regis Dion to buy my fleur de sel to bring to Brazil, and he made me buy a Fleur de sel with rose petals.. I tried that yesterday with green beans and have to tell you, it was amazing!! Posted by flavia at February 14, 2008 7:30 AM David, Just saw you (courtesy of Chez Pim...) on the Gourmet page!! Looking good!! Congrats!!! Posted by flavia at February 14, 2008 7:35 AM That is very interesting! I wonder if they are targeting people who cook in dorm rooms or something? Or, maybe it is a clumsy attempt to underline the fact that since the fries are made in the oven you don't get the oppressive, lingering smell associated with deep frying? Posted by dana at February 14, 2008 8:11 AM WTF yet again Posted by bekkah at February 14, 2008 8:44 AM SO funny! Posted by Bethany at February 14, 2008 9:05 AM Sans odeur ... What does fries with odor smell? Posted by Christina at February 14, 2008 9:22 AM Only in France! I love it. Eileen Posted by Eileen at February 14, 2008 9:38 AM I saw the bag and thought you were going to comment on the back up business that one of our presidential candidates has going (just in case)! Posted by Jocelyn at February 14, 2008 9:59 AM Puzzling... I love coming inside and smelling wonderful food cooking. It's like foreplay. Posted by Patrick at February 14, 2008 10:31 AM I use my deep-fryer outside too! It's very freeing actually. It's like cooking over a campfire - but not. ;) Posted by Louisa at February 14, 2008 11:26 AM I've gotta say, I use our deep fryer outside, too. (And I'm American.) We use it mainly for deep frying pakoras, samosas and koftas when we're making a big Indian meal and the smell of deep fried along with curries and such is too much! (Maybe I was French in another life?) Posted by Christy at February 14, 2008 11:58 AM Christy & Louisa:: Well, if I had a deep-fryer, I'd make my fries outdoors too. But these are 'au four'...for the oven. (And if I could, I'd probably be able to drag my oven outside....if it had a handle!) : 0 Posted by David at February 14, 2008 12:03 PM BWA! I cooked for an upscale 'dude ranch' in NorCal for many years. My solution to a meal that I felt that was less than perfect was to saute a ton of garlic and run it through the dining hall to permeate the smell of cooking, then place the pot hidden in the buffet. It never failed - "Oh it smells so GOOD in here, I bet dinner will be fabulous!" was the universal response. Ahh the tricks we use as young chefs! So here's one vote FOR the smell of food! Posted by Hellga at February 14, 2008 1:37 PM What??? No mention of your Diary of a Foodie appearance???! You look fabu! So glad to have caught it. Posted by EB at February 14, 2008 3:51 PM Hilarious! Happy valentine's day, David! Posted by Nicole at February 14, 2008 4:24 PM WTF! Posted by TARA at February 14, 2008 4:40 PM Well, how to say that...Another WTF moment...??? Posted by Joanna in the kitchen at February 14, 2008 5:30 PM Wow. Thats wicked funny. Posted by Jessy at February 14, 2008 6:05 PM Ha...that is hysterical. I happen to love the "odour" of fries though so I think it's a bit of a rip-off, actually. Are the odorless kind priced differently? (just curious...) Posted by Alejandra at February 14, 2008 7:39 PM lol...interesting...now I wonder if it's tasteless too...seeing as smell has a ton to do with taste!! Posted by Alexandra at February 14, 2008 9:47 PM Lol! Hysterical!!! XD I may have tried those once and they aren't good. But I don't make fries at home because of the smell! lol!!! Although I have a friend that had a deep-frier with a built-in filter in the lid and it worked great. I have a couple of restaurants (not in Paris) where I go if I'm dying for fries, the greasier the better, lol! Vive le steak-frites! :D Posted by mb at February 15, 2008 3:57 AM Haha weird... At first I thought this was going to be some sort of "McCain" joke. Posted by Hillary at February 15, 2008 4:44 PM One thing you can get down on your knees and be grateful for is the Paris Metro is not submerged in disinfectant like the New York MTA and all US trains and just about everything else... Posted by parisbreakfast at February 16, 2008 7:39 PM PS Posted by parisbreakfast at February 16, 2008 7:42 PM Hahahaha thanks David, you made me burst out laughing at the 'sans odeur' for the frites - oh j'adore les francais! :-)
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