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Jude Klinger's avatar

Is it wrong to crave those frites? ? On to Algiers!

Camila Hamel's avatar

Ni les frites ni les sardines frites. 😍

Jude Klinger's avatar

Sardine frites?? Oh. Yes. Please.

Camila Hamel's avatar

Sardines frites is a specialty, but when you go to the market to buy them, they are all gone by 11 a.m. :)

Jude Klinger's avatar

In Italy, we have alici fritti - fried anchovies. I bring the same level of passion to those as I would to caviar served on a pearl spoon.

Once upon a time, I was in Paris, dining alone, on sardine frite, and the proprietor came up to me, touched the inside of my wrist and told me not to be sad. It was so intimate. I explained it was because I had no one with me to share the moment. And he told me to take it for my very own.

Camila Hamel's avatar

Ohhhh... yeah, eating alone can be tough. It depends on the context. What an emotionally intelligent server. Fried anchovies... Yum! Here we pickle them in vinegar. "Bocarones" we call them.