I Ate Farm to Table in France!! (This is REAL French Food) 🇫🇷

guinea fowl

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: cornish hen

Chicken is more readily available and less expensive.

white wine

🥗Healthier: non-alcoholic wine

💰Cheaper: chicken broth

Non-alcoholic wine provides similar acidity without alcohol.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is healthier and adds flavor.

potatoes

🥗Healthier: sweet potatoes

💰Cheaper: turnips

Sweet potatoes offer more nutrients while turnips are often cheaper.

Arrive at the farm in Burgundy, France, and enter the kitchen.

Observe the roasted guinea fowls resting to enhance flavor before serving.

Walk around the farm to see the chickens and guinea fowls, noting the quality of the environment.

Learn about the heirloom chicken breeds and their significance in French gastronomy.

See the nettle plant and learn about its poisonous nature when raw, but nutritious when cooked.

Taste foraged herbs, specifically alier, which has a garlic-like flavor.

Check out the uniquely decorated restroom before the meal.

Sit down at the dining table and prepare to enjoy the meal, starting with bread and whipped butter.

Taste the crispy, bubbly bread and the local cream-based dish with radish tops and croutons.

Enjoy a red wine from the Burgundy region, noting its quality.

Taste a pork pâté en croûte with foie gras and pistachios, served with pickled vegetables.

Move on to a poached egg served with herbs and broth, breaking the yolk to mix with the broth.

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