tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post7787124602520169839..comments2024-03-28T18:57:20.920+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: Sweet corn (maize, maïs) chowderKen Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-43638924248588527072010-09-25T08:17:06.376+02:002010-09-25T08:17:06.376+02:00Emm, yes, and Jean, corn meal is more like polenta...Emm, yes, and Jean, corn meal is more like polenta than it is like what is called corn flour in GB and what we call corn starch in the US. In France, polenta comes in seveal forms, including coarsely ground (<i>semoule</i>) and finely ground ("meal). At ParisStore in Tours-Nord or Blois I can buy polenta that is finely ground meal. it comes from Italy.<br /><br />Emm, by the way, our high temperature in Saint-Aignan today is predicted to be 59ºF. That's 15ºC, and it's chilly. Skies are gray.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-34110174574882878232010-09-25T07:35:46.464+02:002010-09-25T07:35:46.464+02:00Am I correct in thinking that corn meal equates to...Am I correct in thinking that corn meal equates to polenta--or pretty close? That recipe sounds very good, and one of these days the weather will get cooler for cooking and eating heavier soups.Emmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-5511547837636488862010-09-25T00:25:28.936+02:002010-09-25T00:25:28.936+02:00Oh how lovely that corn looks! I made sure to eat...Oh how lovely that corn looks! I made sure to eat a lot of it in California this summer because I knew I'd never see it back here in Paris. The occasional rather sad looking one, yes, but not fresh and sweet like we have in the US. And that pitiful salade mexicaine...why bother?Shellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17216113290904322091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-6281579648786788222010-09-24T17:42:38.232+02:002010-09-24T17:42:38.232+02:00Back in the late 70's, we had guests from Germ...Back in the late 70's, we had guests from Germany visiting us in Michigan. Corn on the cob was for dinner and they acted shocked...they thought it was food for the pigs. (Seed corn.) Boy did we win them over. They still talk about the corn to this day. You did a great job on your garden this year.Schnitzel and the Trouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04074542460030763545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-71684730857854681012010-09-24T16:57:23.990+02:002010-09-24T16:57:23.990+02:00Ken, I don't think I have seen "corn meal...Ken, I don't think I have seen "corn meal" here in the UK. What would be an equivalent? I don't think it's the same as cornflour, which is very fine. Could it be polenta?Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-83258810637068436682010-09-24T14:44:40.138+02:002010-09-24T14:44:40.138+02:00Have you ever invited your neighbors to eat fresh ...Have you ever invited your neighbors to eat fresh corn?Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06031276247743743680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-73929583054367756372010-09-24T13:20:24.109+02:002010-09-24T13:20:24.109+02:00Do you ever give Callie the cob after you've e...Do you ever give Callie the cob after you've eaten the corn off it? My dog loves this. Best done outside, though.<br /><br />This corn chowder looks great.Thickethouse.wordpresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17187303460677067276noreply@blogger.com