Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Eating Chicken (Poulet Roti) in France

We all know it is acceptable for one to eat chicken with one%26#39;s fingers here in the States. We were wondering what the rule is on that is in Paris, for example? We%26#39;re thinking no, but need some input here.




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Hi ,



Not sure about etiquette but hre%26#39;s my 2 cents.



I%26#39;ve notitced quite a few meat market - and I don%26#39;t mean bars :-) - that had chickens slowly roasting. I assume you can buy one fresh from the oven and go out for a pic nic. In that situation, I don%26#39;t see the problem of eating with fingers...assuming you don%26#39;t mind greasy fingers.





Otherwise, unless you%26#39;re eating chicken from KFC, I really don%26#39;t see that picking it up with your finger is the way to go.





Is it really common to do that in resaurants ? just wondering...




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In a restaurant? Not the done thing to be honest, French table manners are higher IMHO. However you%26#39;re on hols, and it%26#39;s not against the law to eat like that.







zas




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well , it depends where .. if you buy a cook chicken and eat it for a picnic , it doesn%26#39;t shock anybody .. if you are in something as a KFC , it is acceptable .. in a good restaurant , you could be watched with big eyes ;)




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well , it depends where .. if you buy a cook chicken and eat it for a picnic , it doesn%26#39;t shock anybody .. if you are in something as a KFC , it is acceptable .. in a good restaurant , you could be watched with big eyes ;)





Even in a simple cafeteria !



I have witnessed the %26quot;deed%26quot; once and I must say that the %26quot;offender%26quot; was the subject of a lot of attention ! :-)))




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Thanks for the info. Guess we%26#39;ll be using our knives and forks at the restaurants to avoid embarassmnet!




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If we are talking about a reeaaaallly juicy, tasty chicken - or better yet: confit de canard or confit d%26#39;oie.......I sure would be tempted to suck the bones, when the waiter wasn%26#39;t watching....





As my husband always says: %26quot;I didn%26#39;t know them before and I am not going to know them afterwards%26quot;......




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