Traditional French Fry day

Le "Nayole", a crossbreed inbetween the "Le Nayrac" and the "Laguiole", made by Jérôme Lamic.

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Skyline Drive said:
A "Bourru" by Jérôme Bellon.

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Many thanks for your wonderful contributions, the exhibitions, trips and your own astounding collection-much appreciated. This 'Hunk' catches my eye, exceptional craftsmanship & originality. Always like a 'chopper' style straight edge :cool:

Thanks, Will
 
Will Power said:
What do you do if your Lag is sans tire-bouchon? Answer, find a folding one for the pocket ;)

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Carrying a VIC so equipped concurrently isn't an option?

I'm guessing "Going Thirsty" and/or "No Champaign/Vin with the fromage and (if used) Craquelins (or bread)" is not a viable option. 😇
(Google Translate used for the French word and "correct" spelling of the latter two).

Question:
Is there a "proper"/"correct" fromage for the champaign or vin?
Is the correct fromage for champaign the same as for a red or white vin?
Do "dry" wines get a different cheese?

Nifty tire-bouchon. 😍
Please forgive my asking.
Is that from the last century or earlier?
 
afishhunter said:
Carrying a VIC so equipped concurrently isn't an option?

I'm guessing "Going Thirsty" and/or "No Champaign/Vin with the fromage and (if used) Craquelins (or bread)" is not a viable option. 😇
(Google Translate used for the French word and "correct" spelling of the latter two).

Question:
Is there a "proper"/"correct" fromage for the champaign or vin?
Is the correct fromage for champaign the same as for a red or white vin?
Do "dry" wines get a different cheese?

Nifty tire-bouchon. 😍
Please forgive my asking.
Is that from the last century or earlier?
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Hesitate to answer as our French friends take cheese seriously :D they do have a lot of impressive varieties (but so do other countries notably England & Italy ) I'm not a huge fan of Champagne- unless demi-sec or Russian Krimskoye and I don't eat cheese with it. But whatever you get to like usually goes well with any wines. If I eat cheese after a dinner (it's nice served with simple salad too to cleanse the palette) I often like it with a small glass of sweet wine or fortified wine such as White Port on ice, or spirits, but all this is very subjective, the thing is to be able to enjoy what you're eating & drinking.:thumbsup:

As for the corkscrew, it came with the country house when I bought it nearly 20 years ago, previous owners had lived in Sweden a lot, before that the house dates to 1850. Can say that wine drinking was not very widespread in Scandinavia until 30 years ago and it's expensive compared to France, Spain, Italy, Portugal or ANYWHERE. So don't know where it came from, it's carbon steel with nice patina, folds very neatly, good for picnics etc and the spring action is excellent. No markings on it, definitely c20th possibly early part or even late c19th, likely German could be Russian perhaps? Guessing based on proximity. Neat item.
 
@ afishhunter afishhunter : unlike Will I appreciate champagne (dry or rosé) but I meet him about the incompatiblity with cheese. I respect all the tastes, but to me it is mostly red wine and the more local the better (as for most regional dishes). Some cheese with currant or goat cheese go well with a dry white.
I retained the lesson of one sound enginneer I long ago assisted : in case of doubt, pick a Côtes du Rhône... they're usually not expensive and go with most things (at least won't spoil them). 🤷‍♂️
joeradza joeradza : the postcard with carpets takes me back to my early college years, there was that huge carpet store at my bus stop , place de Clichy.

Will Power Will Power : amazing corkscrew. It is called "traveler's" or "harp". Those in the first picture are French, but they were made also in GB, USA, Germany, etc.
From your exemple I can deduct (call me Sherlock) that the former owner was 1) a wise traveller, 2) a drunkard, 3) inattentive...
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and 4) a miser ! 😉
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Mr Leatherman, please take notice...
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Curious idea to put side by side a corkscrew and a hoof cleaner...
 
Jolipapa Jolipapa Many thanks Alain for the corkscrew info (that Cartier...what an idea and the hoof pick multi tool :eek:) Mine is a nicely finished item and I had no idea as to its provenance, the former owners were very 'sober' (religious..) types but hospitable to drinkers and non drinkers alike:)

Champagne is of course festive and exciting but for me, I never tire of Sancerre or Entre-Deux-Mers by preference 😻 When I was a kid I developed the strange habit of collecting wine labels, laborious process of soaking them off bottles intact and pasting them into a book. My comrades at school grew interested, adding Beer and other labels, certain teachers disapproved and it was the first of several letters my parents received about my behaviours ...🤣 I asked my father what Entre-Deux-Mers meant as I had no idea of languages, he simply replied between two seas. I was dumbfounded, 2 seas?? Was this an island ??
 
W Will : Entre-deux-Mers is a region near Bordeaux, whose name may derive from the tidal bores (mascaret) on the Dordogne and Garonne rivers which flow into the Gironde estuary. An other explanation is the old Gascon name for rivers "Mar". My Big Bro' partly made his military service in Libourne, hosted by a producer of St Emilion.
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