Monday 25 November 2013

Food Review in Toulouse, France

Salad with Balsamic Vinegar and Foie Gras


This is my first time having the Foie Gras. First time always make peoples excited. But after that I had try the Foie Gras, I felt like I'm bitting the butter. Once you put into your mouth,it will melting into your mouth and you might felt oily and greasy. Honestly, I don't like these kind of feeling, it was because you might don't want to try other dishes already. About the salad, seriously for me is a bit too salty, but I can taste the balsamic vinegar and not too choking. 

Fresh Oysters



The Chef was opening the Oyster 

Enjoying ^^

Hmmm~~~Yupe that right.. Fresh oysters and eat with raw. Before the Chef serving to us, he was cleaning and washing the oyster. Once he had done cleaning the oysters, he open the cover's oyster to  us.  I just straight away the whole oyster put into my mouth. The texture of oyster is quite soft and rubbery, and it's easy to swallow. By the way, the taste is fresh, and I can feel the salty taste and not from the salt, it's from the natural sea salt, I thought it will be fishy but it's not. Iif you want the oysters to be more flavor, my suggestion is squeeze some lemon juice, it will be more nicer.


Chicken Paella with Mussels and Prawns




I felt shocked, when I saw a big pan in front of the restaurant. Firstly, I thought it was a big curry pan, because the colors looks like the curry. But once I had smelled it, then just realized that it was a chicken paella.  Paella means all pan. Chicken Paella is a kind of spanish foods, especially for the Valencian peoples. The appearance of Chicken Paella, the rice looks quite moisture and sticky. I'm felt very satisfaction of this meal. The taste was average and didn't feel like salty and there are a strong capsicum and cumin taste. The chickens, prawns and mussels were juicy, it was because they were absorb a lot of the sauce, that why it very juicy.


Amorino Gelato AL Naturale






Amorino is a ice cream shop who using the traditional Italian ways for making gelato. There is a lot of flavor, such as raspberry, chocolate, hazelnut and more. You can have 3 flavor of gelato, in a cone. And they will help you to decoration with a rose shape. For my favorite flavors are Coffee, Amorino Chocolate and Pistacchio. I feel is quite match these 3 flavor. First, you try to taste the coffee flavor and then you can feel the aroma and the bitter taste of coffee, it make you refresh. And then try the chocolate , that is quite a strong chocolate flavor, creamy and rich. Pistacchio it can help you to reduce the sweet of the chocolate. Overall of this gelatos were not too sweet, the tastes were average. It was giving a surprise. First of all, my expectation those this gelato were too sweet, but in reality is no. If I return back to Toulouse,I would like to try it again. 

Sunday 24 November 2013

Martin Yan Show



Martin Yan is a well known celebrity chef around the world, especially in Chinese Cuisine. He was introduced a Chinese Chef who name is Chef Xie in his show. Chef Xie had won the iron chef in the Japanese show. Chef Martin visited Chef Xie's restaurant, he shows it how the restaurant organisation in the kitchen. Chef Xie also emphasizes his presentation, his presentation also alike the western food presentation. While Chef Martin shows his way of cooking the fish. He has a nice cutting skills technique, and the way his cooking it looks simple,nice and fast way/ But for my opinion, when he was cooking the dishes, he didn't measure the sauce and the seasoning and seasoning always based his own feeling. SO the audiences might feel difficult to get know the actual taste . But I was agree that his way of cooking and cutting skill.

Restaurant Review: Restaurant L'ostal


  Restaurant L'ostal is located in Carcassonne, France. This restaurant if you didn't see probably, you might can't find it the entrance of this restaurant. The entrance of this restaurant you need to go into the alley around 10 step of your feet.
Wood Fire Grilling station












Rose Wine
Salmon Salad
Menu of the restaurant


Lemon Ice cream
Cassoulet














They have different types of menu, which is the cost are 19euro, 24euro, 35euro and more. The price is based on how many course.  The are 4 choices to choose the appetizer and dessert, 3 is for main course . For appetizer , you can choose Salmon salad, four season salad, ham plate and onion soup. Main course is Cassoulet traditional ( It'a bean with pork and sausage), Grilled preserved duck leg, Sirloin steak grilled on wood fire. For dessert , you can choose Cheese plate, pancake, ice-cream or Liege coffee.

The environment of Restaurant
The waitresses are very friendly and nice. They will explain with you and with their patience heart that how the food looks like.There has a person who playing the guitar and singing a song in the restaurant, especially Spanish song. This restaurant is really make you feel relax and enjoy the foods.

I'm really enjoy for the food in this restaurant, foods are delicious, and portion are quite big.I hope next time I can dine in this restaurant again.