tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post6503255037467765657..comments2024-03-28T11:41:43.558+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: Good food for bad daysKen Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-77508756655840389402020-04-03T09:20:26.187+02:002020-04-03T09:20:26.187+02:00We usually buy our holiday bird, be it a turkey, a...We usually buy our holiday bird, be it a turkey, a capon, or a guinea fowl, from our local poultry vendor at the Saint-Aignan market. I buy the much less expensive birds from the supermarket around New Year's and put them in the freezer for later.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-19812903053637337192020-04-03T09:18:51.187+02:002020-04-03T09:18:51.187+02:00Yes, soup of course.Yes, soup of course.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-75393487824869446292020-04-03T07:30:32.862+02:002020-04-03T07:30:32.862+02:00And a soup?And a soup?Le Pré de la Forgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02396822372095610004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-24710786344060788372020-04-03T07:29:53.709+02:002020-04-03T07:29:53.709+02:00Thanks... "chapons de pintade".... I'...Thanks... "chapons de pintade".... I've seen those in the "pub" at New Year... one year, we might have one... but, boy, are they expensive!! And more so if you get one from our local fois gras people [they have a small flock of Guinea Fowl]Le Pré de la Forgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02396822372095610004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-87248989855675809872020-04-03T05:28:36.139+02:002020-04-03T05:28:36.139+02:00Turned into several days of good meals, I think.Turned into several days of good meals, I think.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-7897949585739819902020-04-02T16:40:42.546+02:002020-04-02T16:40:42.546+02:00Wow, even un-cooked it is a sight to behold -- plu...Wow, even un-cooked it is a sight to behold -- plump, fresh-looking, ready to be turned into a treat :)Seine Judeet (Judith)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07407353544376132484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-80253778725386276992020-04-02T15:43:16.196+02:002020-04-02T15:43:16.196+02:00Yes. Thanks for the good kitchen ideas. Our capon&...Yes. Thanks for the good kitchen ideas. Our capon's white meat made for a pretty nice lunch today.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-83280677142421970812020-04-02T15:40:36.575+02:002020-04-02T15:40:36.575+02:00It's the same in France, and in the U.S., if b...It's the same in France, and in the U.S., if by "cockerel" you mean a young rooster. In France, <i>le chapon est un jeune coq châtré et engraissé.</i> Isn't "chicken" our generic term in English for <i>Gallus gallus domesticus</i>? A capon is a chicken, not a duck, turkey, goose, pigeon, or some other species of bird. However, there are also guinea fowl capons (<i>chapons de pintade</i>), at least in France.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-88120097632669037782020-04-02T15:36:45.322+02:002020-04-02T15:36:45.322+02:00We are just finishing up a roasted chicken. I made...We are just finishing up a roasted chicken. I made chicken and dumplings last night. We had chicken and rice the night before, chicken sandwiches, etc. Food for a pandemic!Evelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17824964122794535252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-50091989558664117082020-04-02T13:31:49.748+02:002020-04-02T13:31:49.748+02:00Ken... I always understood a capon to be a castrat...Ken... I always understood a capon to be a castrated cockerel... or is that just a UK thing??<br />Le Pré de la Forgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02396822372095610004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-69047966860552740832020-04-02T06:09:32.518+02:002020-04-02T06:09:32.518+02:00I'm sure it will be delicious...And sometime y...I'm sure it will be delicious...And sometime you and Walt will get to go on your Baie de Somme travels.For quite a long time we could not buy capons for some mysterious interstate trade law, but not for several years we've been able to. I'm the only one who eats meat here but I like your idea of cooking it and then freezing what was not eaten right away. I'll look for some bargains - when I can go to the store myself again.Thickethouse.wordpresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17187303460677067276noreply@blogger.com