Being a vegetarian in France isn’t always easy. Sometimes you get lucky, sometimes you don’t. However, whether you’re a meat eater or not, one of the great trends in French food is the rise of verrines (derived from verre, the French for a glass). These are simple combinations of flavorful, colorful ingredients in (duh) a small glass.
Frequently these are combinations of fruits, vegetables, and cheese, but yes, there often meats as well. As with a lot of things in France, the presentation is as important as the dish itself, and with bold colors, verrines easily look good.
Here’s a few websites to get you going. Enjoy!
How interesting! I hadn’t heard of verrines. Thanks, Nigel. Some of those look good. (I don’t like avocado, so…)
Hope you try one (even without the avocado)!
Cheers
Think I’ll stick to my rare rib-eyes.
You’d like french cooking, David. Everything is only only only just cooked!
Cheers!
Oh, yummy! Hmm, odd how I immediately zeroed in on the mini-brownie verrines on the Academie Culinaire site… 😉
The mini-brownie verrine? Really? The first thing you gravitated to? Weird. Just weird.
Cheers!
I’m finally here! And I chose this post to read first because I liked the photos of the verrines. They look yummy. Paris must be a very difficult place indeed to be veg, but it looks like you fared quite well anyway. Verrines are a nice presentation too, I might try serving up some veggies and stuff in a nice glass too.
Hi Madame. Yup, it’s all in the presentation. The French can even makes things that are only just cooked look appetizing.
Cheers!