Why did Tolkien hate French cooking?

he was catholic

>>212378269
so are french pipo...

>>212378330
so?

>>212378204 (OP)
Just like every foreigner from his time, his idea of French cooking boiled down to the slop he was served by the successors of that conman Escoffier

>>212378204 (OP)
>(unrefrigerated)
Huh?

>>212378486
>Escoffier
Michelin stars are a mafia con

>>212378204 (OP)
>have a very simple sense of humour
>I go to bed late and get up late
>I do not travel much
Literally me

>>212378906
he preferred food to be stored in a pantry rather than a fridge

>>212378906
>he never had riped fruits picked straight from the tree
>he never had fresh fish and meat
Sad, anon. Just sad

>>212378204 (OP)
literally me

He had taste buds

>>212379152
Then why did he marry a roastie

>>212378204 (OP)
Honorary indog

>>212379011
I've had all of those things. They're alright, but that's more to do with how old the food is. Fruit picked fresh and thrown in fridge for 5 hours isn't really noticeably different (other than being cold.) Same deal with meat. Catch fish, kill it, throw it in an ice bucket and carry it back home, a couple hours of hiking. It's not any worse than cleaning it and cooking it right then and there. Having done both I prefer the former because cooking in nature fucking sucks, and I'm not eating raw freshwater fish.

>>212378204 (OP)
>have a very simple sense of humor
it's nice to see that Tolkien, like me, appreciates a good ol' fart reverb

>>212378204 (OP)
simple: couldn't hack it, so he hated it
sour grapes

>>212378204 (OP)
As the OP says
>and like good plain cooking
which is antithetical with french cooking, they are obsessed with sauces.

>Im a hobbit in all but size
kek what a manlet, even hobbits are taller than him

>>212379195
what an utterly deranged post

I don't know what French food actually is. I've never seen a French restaurant here in all my life. I know some French pastries like croissants, macrons, etc. basics like that.

When I look up French food it mostly looks... the same as English food? Pot roasts and stews and mashed potatoes and shit like that, pic related.
I don't really care for this kind of food if I'm being honest. I'm sure the regional stuff has some interesting things (cuisse de grenouilles). French bros, what should I be looking for? I have an eastern mediterranean palate, so I like lots of aromatics and spices, lots of sour and acidic flavors.

>>212381387
Is it true that you guys put vinegar on fries?

>>212381904
Look into Provençal food. Tapenade is a relish you should like.

>>212381904
Tbh no one really gives a shit about French food beyond pastries. The cooking methodologies and their codifications in the restaurant scene are far more influential and prevalent than the actual dishes themselves.

Which is why it’s always funny when they’re rated highly in terms of popularity on the world stage because beyond pastries and baked goods people really don’t even eat it.

>>212381911
yea it tastes nice

>>212382689
And yet people who eat a French diet will keep being healthier than foreigners

>>212379011
you think they have fresh fruit on the trees year round in Britain?

>>212382755
Probably, what’s your point? I don’t think French food is bad it’s very good. Just doesn’t have much of a wow factor.

>>212382518
>Tapenade
Oh shit, I didn't even know this was French lol, I thought it was Iberian.
Yeah I love it. I'll have to look into more of that region's cuisine. Thank you anon <3

>>212381904
>>212382689
Never heard of Julia Child, nigga?

>>212383008
Not even once. I don't watch TV.