Chapter 332: Wine Braised Mussels!【Third Update】
The "Smecta" rich second generation at the next table was dating MM, and the waiter passed by Zhang Feng and "sponsored" him and asked Zhang Feng to take a photo.
The super seafood platter, as soon as it is on the table, is full of fairy spirit, and it is about a "domineering".
Paris, in the midst of what seems to be a grand farewell dinner, will be followed by a tour of the castles on the banks of the Loire.
The unfulfilled meaning that this city brings to Zhang Feng will be the driving force for Zhang Feng's return.
The only things that interest me in the world are my paintings and my flowers. - Monet
In 1883, when Monet was passing through Giverny by train, he was attracted by the idyllic scenery and moved here. For 43 years, Monet spent half of his life here, writing countless books. For more than 100 years, the town of Giverny has not changed much from what Monet saw when he first arrived, with old ivy-covered cottages scattered along the narrow streets.
His masterpiece "Water Lilies" was completed here, which is why Zhang Feng would rather go the other way and jump over, to admire the great artist!
Monet's Garden is located 88 km northwest of Paris, in the Haute-Normandy department. Driving by car is the easiest way to go, Zhang Feng left Paris to start his trip to France, although the direction to Monet's garden is completely different, but only an hour and a half by car, half a day is enough.
The quiet town is famous for Monet, and although it's not peak season, you still have to wait in line to get a ticket to get in.
The garden has a detailed map, and the free map also indicates all the garden restaurants in the whole town, the town is not big, and you can even walk around each of them when you have time, pick a favorite one for lunch, even if you don't eat, it is beautiful to have a cup of coffee in the sun-soaked garden.
When you enter the garden, the most intuitive feeling is that a wide variety of flowers and plants can grow unrestrained and wantonly.
It can also be speculated about the temperament of the owner, who was middle-aged Monet, tired of the drunken social life of Paris, and moved to Giverny in 1883, until his death, his world was not large, but peaceful, free and rich.
The Monet Garden is open to the public only during the summer season from April 1 to November 1.
The best time to see water lilies is in July, and they can be seen from June to August.
Monet's monumental paintings, most famously in the Musée de l'Orangerie in Paris, are now in the Musée de l'Orangerie and other world-famous museums such as the Musée de la Marmodin Monet and the Orsay.
Monet was a true lover of ukiyo-e = this ukiyo-e, and ukiyo-e is hung in several rooms and even in the staircase corridor, which is said to have 231 paintings in total. It was strange to see so many ukiyo-e in a Frenchman's house for the first time.
After visiting Monet's Garden, Zhang Feng casually found a restaurant with a garden in the town for lunch.
Walking around the town, Zhang Feng feels very beautiful and comfortable.
On this night, Zhang Feng wanted to stay at the first stop of the Loire Valley - "Sully", and in the afternoon, he had some time to take a look at the famous "Fontainebleau" palace.
The French word for "fontaine belle eau" means "beautiful spring". The Chinese name was really poetic by the poet Xu Zhimo.
In the evening, I arrived at the first stop of the Loire Valley - the small town of Sully, which was very small and quiet, and there were almost no pedestrians on the road, so that Zhang Feng had no way to ask for directions, and it took a long time to stop a car to ask for directions, and the other party was very enthusiastic to let Zhang Feng follow him until he brought Zhang Feng to his destination, and was moved again.
That night, I had a very down-to-earth and simple dinner in the town.
The restaurant is warm and has a strong family atmosphere, and almost all the diners know the owner, greet and chat, just like their own family.
Order the pork chop and white wine stewed mussels.
Pork chop Zhang Feng agreed that it was stewed first and then roasted, with a very strong aroma of fresh pork (which is completely uneaten in China, unless you eat freshly killed local pork in the countryside), the meat is soft but chewy, very delicious, who would have thought that this is the first pork meal in France, and the last meal.
Moule, also known as sea rainbow, mussels, mussels, the restaurant's recommended dish, two methods, cream stew and white wine stew, Zhang Feng chose the latter.
I always thought that French food was small and exquisite, but I didn't expect to be served a large pot of hot food, accompanied by a large plate of French fries.
Zhang Feng ate very hard, and was swept away after a while. Don't look at the mussels, they are petite and exquisite, but the taste is extraordinary, tender, fresh, and no residue (generally there will be a weed-like thing in the body of the mussels).
Later, Zhang Feng learned that "white wine stewed mussels" is a famous dish in France, a seemingly simple dish, which is accompanied by onions, garlic slices, thyme, lemon slices, sea salt, white wine, pepper, vanilla and lemon to remove the seay smell of mussels, rich white wine juice with fresh and tender mussel meat, the two can be called the most perfect match.
Later, on Zhang Feng's journey to the south, almost every restaurant had this dish, but it was not as delicious as the mussels in Suli Town, and to sum up, not only the cooking, but also the quality of the mussels was the main factor.
Zhang Feng didn't let go of desserts after the meal. After the recommendation of two lovely old French couples at Zhang Feng's adjacent table, he ordered a dessert. The base is a roasted hot apple pie, and an ice cream ball is placed and then poured with hot caramel juice.
The cost of this restaurant is the cheapest meal in the whole trip, about 15 euros per person, and the shop is just across the road from Sully Castle at the entrance of the town, which is the size of the town.
Originally, I planned to rent a few bicycles and walk around the castle of Sully leisurely after arriving in the small town of Sully yesterday evening, but unfortunately the plan was very successful, and the reality was always very helpless, not to mention that it was almost dark when I arrived yesterday, and today I had no time to linger here because I had to walk three or four castles, so Zhang Feng got up early in the morning and went straight to the banks of the Loire with some food and drink. Start the morning with breakfast on this tranquil Loire shore.
A bottle of champagne, sausages, some ham meat, yogurt, green olives, bread, very hearty breakfast, but it is a pity that such a wonderful breakfast can only be eaten standing up, why? The temperature difference is too large, and the tables and stools are full of dew in the early morning, which makes Zhang Feng very sad.
Standing for breakfast did not affect Zhang Feng's interest in the slightest, the clear sky, the fresh air filled with a faint scent of grass, and the friendly local residents!
"Perfect, cheers!"