Crepes anyone?

Gosh.Eli, you are ruining my diet, just reading about crepes is sending me into the kitchen! LOL

Best crepe I have had was a simple, freshly poured , ham, cheese, and fresh tomatoe crepe that I got at the corner across from the Concierge , near the bridge, by Notre Dame. It also sells Berthillions ice cream.

Several creperies in the heavily touristed areas use pre-made crepes, which aren't nearly as yummy as the freshly cooked ones. You'll be able to see them making the crepes - go to the ones that are pouring the batter on the skillet, not just re-heating pre-made ones.

I head a good one, with chocolate, near Pombidou center. Very big and rich, I coudn't eat it in once.
It was my lunch and dinner for that day. :)

Much like gelato in Italy, it is nearly impossible to find a bad crepe in Paris. If you can see them make it, it's probably a winner.

A creperie that is really busy will make crepes in advance of the heavy rush at lunch time. They are not prefab from the store, but made just shortly before they are filled. If you want to watch the whole process of making your personal crepe, just order one during a less busy time.

My daughter said she had Nutella in her French I class, and did not like it. This was a brand from the US so I wonder if it's very different?

I know our chocolate is nothing compared to European chocs, so maybe the Nutella was equally poor?

I had never had Nutella before my trip to Ireland 4 years ago. I fell absolutely in love with it while I was there. When I got home I found it in the local supermarket and it was exactly the same so far as I could tell. It was in the same jar and tasted the same to me. However, while eating it room tempurature on a baugette is tasty (in my opinion) it is nothing compared to having it melted on a fresh hot crepe in Paris!

Does your daughter like the flavor of chocolate/hazelnut in general? If not that might be why she didn't like it.

Adendum:

If it was "a brand form the US" that was like Nutella, but not the actual Nutella brand that might be why too.

Ayla, it was a brand from here, and yes, she does like chocolate with hazelnut. Especially if it's a Lindt chocolate! :-)

I will try a little over there and see if I like it before splurging on something big.

Mmmmmm Lindt... this thread makes me hungry =)

Definitely give the Nutella a chance; crepes from the little hole-in-the-wall crepe and panini places are cheap (but just as good as more $$$ places) so if you don't like it you shouldn't feel too bad just throwing it away. Happy eating!

The WORST thing we did in France was to give Nutella a chance. I mean, it has to be the very worst thing anyone who never tried it before, could do. Seriously.

It's so darn good that we brought back 4 huge (850 gram) bottles in our suitcases, LOL

My daughter loved Nutella in France once she got a small taste. I first tried a tiny bottle because I wasn't sure the family would like Nutella. We found ourselves eating that one out in no time, and getting the next bigger size. In no time at all (two weeks) we were getting the biggest we could find and polishing them off in a couple days. Very, very addictive.

http://www.nutellausa.com/history2.htm

You know you can buy Nutella in the US, right? Every grocery store in town here has it. But you're right -- totally addictive, especially with peanut butter.

And can even buy it places like Costco. :)

But is the Nutella in the States anything like U.S. Cadbury chocs? Hershey is making Cadbury here and it's not anywhere near the UK Cadbury chocolates as some others have mentioned.

If you did a taste comparison of Nutella from Europe and Nutella from the US are you able to distinguish a difference? We bought some "French" cheese made under license in the States, and they need lessons on how to make cheese because it's way off.

Tastes the same to me.

Sorry to get away from the original subject of the post, but: Does anyone know of a less sweet (and hopefully with dark chocolate) version of Nutella? I like the chocolate-hazelnut taste, but find Nutella far too sweet for my taste.

I believe the Nutella sold in the US is the same as Nutella sold in europe. It tastes the same and is sold in the same jar with the same lable. As for "French" cheese made in the US... I've only tasted one that was any good and that was from a small local dairy.

Janet, I can't say for sure since I've never looked, but I'm sure there's some type of chocolate hazelnut sauce that is less sweet than Nutella. I would try somewhere like PCC or Whole Foods where you're more likely to find things without much sugar added.

I wish I had this last last month! Honestly, I didn't have a bad crepe in Paris. Even the cheapest place I found (near Blanche) did a good job on the cheese and mushroom. Sadly, the mushrooms were canned but for 3 euros for a brick of a crepe which kept me happy for hours, it was the cheapest dinner I had in a week!

Eli, it makes me wanna go to Paris right away! I've been using this simple crepe recipe for years now and it's just always so yummy. It comes with some tips and a wide array of the best crepe makers. Cool. http://www.jesrestaurantequipment.com/chefphilonline/crepe-making-quick-tips/

Nutella question:
In Canada they occasionally put a Canadian soccer star on the label, I guess to market to European immigrants. Does the Nutella in the States have American soccer players on it? Of course now that I think about it the player in question was Italian descendent so I'm sure that explains that.

Since I hate Nutella I try to add something a bit different to the original discussion. My favourite creperie outside France is the Ti Breizh in Hamburg www.tibreizh.de www.tripadvisor.ca/Restaurant_Review-g187331-d803207-Reviews-Ti_Breizh_Haus_der_Bretagne-Hamburg.html