[Leica] Nathan's PAD 2/5/2016: the world best fries

[Gerry Walden]

I am now hungry again! I carried on a bit, and I was surprised at the crucified Ronald: I am amazed they get away with that (not that I am at all religious, but many may be offended).

Gerry

> On 2 May 2016, at 22:33, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Thanks, Nathan!  Now I have to go and cook some fries.  I certainly won't
> find any like that around here without doing them myself.
> 
> I agree totally about doing whatever you want and ignoring all of the
> warnings and intimidations.
> 
> Tina
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> On Mon, May 2, 2016 at 5:17 PM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote:
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>> This is more than about fries. I had to cut short my vacation in Denmark
>> by one day because of an important meeting at the EU Commission tomorrow
>> which I have to attend. So I flew to Brussels this afternoon, and this
>> evening I found myself on Place Jourdan near my hotel, sharing a beer or
>> two with a fellow economist from the Commission. I go to Brussels a lot,
>> but this is my first visit since the terrorist attacks, which makes it
>> especially important on a personal level. I am determined to do the things
>> I always do (so I violated the guidelines from my office to avoid public
>> transport and took the bus from the airport to the city as is my habit) and
>> enjoy the city as I always have, not letting the islamists dictate what I
>> do and where I go.
>> 
>> At Place Jourdan there is a friterie, Maison Antoine, which supposedly has
>> the best fries in Brussels. There is always a queue but on this Monday
>> evening it was short enough that I decided to go for it to see what the
>> fuss is about. And by golly, these are indeed the best fries I have had in
>> my life. They were crisp outside, soft inside, not greasy but not dry,
>> served with a great mayonnaise. You buy them at the friterie and you can
>> eat them at the bars lining the square. This was my dinner tonight: fries
>> from Antoine washed down with Westmalle Tripel. Simple and perfect.
>> 
>> The key to Belgian fries is the second frying at a very high temperature:
>> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-Lw4q22V/A
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>> Serving the fries;
>> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-N98bD4m/A
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>> Ready to eat:
>> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-RdjkhB5/A
>> 
>> Bon appetit!
>> 
>> Nathan
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>> Nathan Wajsman
>> Alicante, Spain
>> http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/>
>> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu
>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws <
>> http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ <
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>> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator <
>> http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator>
>> YNWA
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