tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post4376704853434642887..comments2024-03-28T15:15:32.175+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: Carottes des sablesKen Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-81163014204179100402010-04-17T18:27:38.858+02:002010-04-17T18:27:38.858+02:00Susan, have you ever done a taste test? I haven...Susan, have you ever done a taste test? I haven't yet.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-17741968758928517672010-04-17T18:17:41.390+02:002010-04-17T18:17:41.390+02:00I reckon the carottes des sables taste better.I reckon the <i>carottes des sables</i> taste better.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06472449597146519943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-23552519585484571882010-04-17T05:46:34.695+02:002010-04-17T05:46:34.695+02:00Carrot cake perhaps?
I've never heard of sand...Carrot cake perhaps?<br /><br />I've never heard of sand carrots, but this is a wonderful post. My sister is a big "foodie" and it will be most useful as a story at her next party.Diogenesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-48735553367582162962010-04-17T00:58:19.946+02:002010-04-17T00:58:19.946+02:00I checked out papilles et pupilles and sent the li...I checked out papilles et pupilles and sent the link to my sisters and nieces. Thank you!Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06031276247743743680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-18935323262890566352010-04-16T22:39:28.872+02:002010-04-16T22:39:28.872+02:00That is so interesting. One of the things I love ...That is so interesting. One of the things I love to do when in France is cook....and shop for the things I'm going to cook. I will seek out these carrots when I'm there this summer. (In 6 weeks!!! Woohoo!)Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17638031212346458820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-22570185605248763442010-04-16T18:21:01.249+02:002010-04-16T18:21:01.249+02:00I find that the carottes des sables here in the Lo...I find that the carottes des sables here in the Loiret much better than the ordinary kind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-86055770707224585582010-04-16T18:03:02.296+02:002010-04-16T18:03:02.296+02:00I like cooked carrots with a bit of honey.I like cooked carrots with a bit of honey.Starmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12386841450183061541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-47882610090185109502010-04-16T17:23:47.376+02:002010-04-16T17:23:47.376+02:00Did you try to eat a piece raw? Maybe that is wher...Did you try to eat a piece raw? Maybe that is where the difference in taste would be? I tried new yogurt from Whole Foods. It is called "Siggi's", (Icelandic style skyr, strained non-fat yogurt). At $2.39 for 6 oz, it is not cheap. I bought the orange & ginger, grapefruit and pomegranate & passion fruit. They have 4 more flavors. It is sweetened with agave nectare. Frankly, Fagge greek non fat, plain yogurt is as good, sweetened with agave or jam.<br />Sometimes we have to try new products or produce and make our own judgement.<br />My cat used to scratch my leather sofa. She is an indoor/outdoor cat (she uses her pet door). The only thing that worked was to buy a "scratch toy" and a catnip spray from Petco. She loves the smell and got used to only scratch her toy (just in case you run into that problem).Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06031276247743743680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-88194912760348557702010-04-16T16:39:31.318+02:002010-04-16T16:39:31.318+02:00We used to live in Normandy, and we were just tell...We used to live in Normandy, and we were just telling our grocer about theses carrots yesterday. We always bought them... they seemed so romantic! Thanks for your story... we are waiting to hear what you think after your taste test!<br />take care,<br />NicoleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-71864378209382836352010-04-16T15:29:22.412+02:002010-04-16T15:29:22.412+02:00Well, Nadège, the carottes de Créance tasted just ...Well, Nadège, the <i>carottes de Créance</i> tasted just like... carrots. I couldn't tell you there is a great difference between these and other carrots we buy.<br /><br />Katia, I don't know if the <i>carottes des sables</i> are labeled as « <i>biologiques</i> ». If not, I wonder why not.<br /><br />CHM, I don't remember visiting Créances, but I have good memories of Pirou and Lessay, which are nearby. Walt and I passed through Coutances in 2005.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-58679793815277857152010-04-16T14:11:21.969+02:002010-04-16T14:11:21.969+02:00Can't wait for the taste result.Can't wait for the taste result.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06031276247743743680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-11645499321143502872010-04-16T11:24:40.974+02:002010-04-16T11:24:40.974+02:00A few years later on our way to Coutances, Frank, ...A few years later on our way to Coutances, Frank, J..., Y... and I went through Créances and J..., to Frank's dismay, mentioned that carrots grown there were the best. Poor Frank used to say that there were carrots in everything they cook in France!<br /><br />Like you, I love carrots and, just like wine, put them in almost everything I cook! So, Frank was right after all!chmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-12374486005144138032010-04-16T10:53:00.582+02:002010-04-16T10:53:00.582+02:00The Muffin Man has always told me that sandy carro...The Muffin Man has always told me that sandy carrots don't get all the fertilisers that other carrots get because they don't NEED them. so they're theoretically untreated.<br />i hate the drama of washing them but i really think that they DO taste better.Katiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12328595416012961528noreply@blogger.com