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There doesn't seem to be any geographic overlap between Première Moisson and Paul. Interesting.

cmeckhardt and I were talking over some pastries at the Première Moisson in the Marché Jean-Talon a week or two ago about the "mission civilisatrice". One of the hallmarks of French imperialism is that it left some of their cooking behind as a legacy. In Vietnam, for example, they added baguettes and coffee to an already excellent cuisine. Without baguettes, there'd be no bánh mì, and without café culture, there wouldn't be any cà phê sữa đá.

To be sure, you'd rather not be colonized at all, but most places didn't get that choice.

(Montréal magazine article on Première Moisson: http://montrealmagazine.ca/MM/content/view/153/27/

Montrealfood.com on Vietnamese coffee: http://www.montrealfood.com/vietcoffee.html)

Comments

[blipvert.livejournal.com]

British colonies got cricket, French colonies got cuisine. I know which I like more.

[sarakate.livejournal.com]

British colonies are grateful not to have gotten British cuisine, one would think.

[blipvert.livejournal.com]

In Britain's case, the transfer of cuisine was decidedly in the opposite direction.

[sea-bound.livejournal.com]

Ha! Ain't that the truth. (Except maybe breakfast.)

[r-ness.livejournal.com]

“If you want to eat well in England, you have to eat breakfast three times a day.” - Somerset Maugham

[sea-bound.livejournal.com]

"over pastries at Premiere Moisson"

I kind of hate you right now.

;)