while the french people are too particular about how they present their food, the germans have a more casual and simplistic approach. what surprises me even more is the fact that any french dinner takes about 2hrs (and that's why all the banks/shops in france have two hr lunch breaks!). a french dinner is a gaudy extravaganza of wine, full course meal, champagnes etc. and quiet ironically, most of french entrees have little or no taste. people say it's hard to "get" what french cuisine is all about, but once you "get" it, u will like it. but my point is why think when u eat? specially when u are so buzy. so the french cuisine has recently become a target of curse for all students and for most of us, the usual joke it "it indeed takes a lot of calibre to cook tasteless food like the french ;-)"
but then, look at germany. a neighbour of france, yet such different approach to eating. during my stay in munchen and germany, all i ate in the four days during my stay was sausage and beer. nothing gaudy, just simple sausage with mashed potatoes and ginger, with a tinge of mustard ... so simple yet one of the most tasty sausages i have ever had! and talking about beer, well! they dont even seem to have the slightest competition

(to be continued ...)