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Don't forget to leave a review of the French and other European campsites you have visited!
14/8/2014 at 12:02am
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Our first trip to France, in a Trailer Tent 25 yrs ago, was planned 12 months in advance. Every week when we did our weekly shop we bought an item to go in the TT for France.A bottle of ketchup, tin of beans, toothpaste, cream crackers, biscuits, kitchen roll, toilet paper and near the holiday ,butter, bacon, eggs ,sausages!
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14/8/2014 at 12:32am
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Quote: Originally posted by jsparkes201148 on 14/8/2014
Our first trip to France, in a Trailer Tent 25 yrs ago, was planned 12 months in advance. Every week when we did our weekly shop we bought an item to go in the TT for France.A bottle of ketchup, tin of beans, toothpaste, cream crackers, biscuits, kitchen roll, toilet paper and near the holiday ,butter, bacon, eggs ,sausages!
Hope you didn't buy the butter, bacon, eggs and sausages 12 mths in advance....lol
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14/8/2014 at 10:28pm
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Quote: Originally posted by AlanGlynSmith on 12/8/2014
Re the OP We were near Ales in May/June this year and although used a largeish Intermarche in ALes, I was a bit surprised re the prices. Yes skinned Chicken breasts pack of 3 are available. However take plenty of money. 3 pack in Tescos £4 3 pack in Intermarche = £7... !!! And re food snobs... NO it doesn't taste any better or worse than our "plumped up" water filled variety
Generally I'm not sure there is much difference in the taste of chicken but there is a significant difference in how it cooks and the size of each fillet.
In UK I would allow one fillet per person, where in France I use one per two persons. If slicing or cubing then the chicken has to be cut smaller in France due to the swelling that happens when cooked which doesn't happen in the UK.
If you can't find fillets available then just ask the butcher at the meat counter for "filet de poulet frais".
For me the main difference in taste is in the finished meal due to the odd glass of wine, garlic and other spices that are added while cooking.
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15/8/2014 at 8:48am
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Quote: Originally posted by irishma on 09/8/2014
And another tip - if the fruit and vegetable area has weighing scales, you have to weigh your purchases yourself. You put the bag on, tied at the top, press a picture button of the produce you're buying, and it prints a label which you stick on the bag. Usually they have pictures on to give you a clue how to do it, but if there are three kinds of tomatoes (say) make sure you select the correct one as prices of each will vary. Sometimes there is an assistant behind the scales, who will take your bags and weigh them and stick a label on.However, lots more supermarkets these days, have scales at the checkouts and they're weighed just like they are home.
Or you arrive at the scales with your half dozen bags of fruit, veg, salad etc, and there are no pictures, only number codes for each item and you have to retrace your steps, find the precise item, find the number, back to the scales, put in the number ...
At long last!!
A thread in the "abroad" section, where I can proudly say "Been there. Done that"!!
 
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