FAO: Charlie, Merseyside - lessons on making comparisons

"Here in the UK we definitely have a lot to learn from the French as far as food is concerned. I spend as much time as I can in France and even in the smallest food store or market there is a good choice of fresh food. In the UK we love packets that can be microwaved,or fast food takeaways - cooking is a skill that is dying out! Almost anywhere in France you can get a decent meal or snack made with fresh local ingredients. Recently I was in a small quiet bar in an equally small French village, . I asked the lady at the bar if she could make my companion and I a sandwich. Ten minutes later she brought from the kitchen a fresh crusty baguette cut in two, containing lots of salad, real ham and dressing, with two small beers, all for six Euros! The French appreciate good, traditional local fresh food and ingredients, as well as artisan producers. With the odd exception we seem to offer not food, but cheap mass produced chemical fillers!"

 Too much alcohol and not enough vitamins: How poor diet is putting women of all ages at risk

1/6/2010 8:57

• Going somewhere on holiday is not comparable to living there.
• Something that does not happen all of the time does not mean it is dying out.
• Fresh local ingredients do not mean that a meal will be healthier.
• Eating a sandwich in a quiet bar in a small  village is not comparable to a typical way of living
• One biased anecdote does not evidence a definite trend

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