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Subject: [Leica] Nathan's PAD 2/5/2016: the world best fries
From: tmanley at gmail.com (Tina Manley)
Date: Mon, 2 May 2016 17:33:47 -0400
References: <6AF82764-229D-4A46-AE43-5C58D5D54524@frozenlight.eu>

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

On Mon, May 2, 2016 at 5:17 PM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> 
wrote:

> 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.
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> 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
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> Bon appetit!
>
> Nathan
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> Nathan Wajsman
> Alicante, Spain
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Replies: Reply from gerry.walden at icloud.com (Gerry Walden) ([Leica] Nathan's PAD 2/5/2016: the world best fries)
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