On your marks, get set, Escargot!

The Manila Times

On your marks, get set, Escargot!   As Paris gets ready to host the Olympic Games and with it, millions of visitors from all over the world, French restaurants are looking forward serving up some of their famous cuisine.  At ‘L’escargot Montrueil’ on Monday (July 22), a restaurant located in the first district of the French capital, a few blocks from La Seine, customers enjoyed snails and frogs’ legs.  Chef Cecilia Milla admitted there are less customers than last year at the same period, but remains confident that there will be an excess of work once the Games get underway.  Paris begins its Olympics extravaganza with an unprecedented opening ceremony on the river Seine on July 26th.  REUTERS VIDEO  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe    Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net    Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook  Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram  Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter  DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion    Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital    Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify  Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts  Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic  Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer  Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein   #TheManilaTimes #tmtnews #escargot #paris2024 #parisolympicgames2024

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00:00I'm going to try it now.

00:24Japanese?

00:25Yes.

00:26Do you like it?

00:28Yes.

00:44Thank you.

00:45You're welcome.

00:46Be careful, the metal plate is very hot.

00:54Okay.

00:58Thank you.

01:08I do like it.

01:09Yeah?

01:10It is good.

01:11First impression?

01:12It's good.

01:13I saw a lot of videos saying the flavor was good, but they didn't like the texture.

01:19It's really not that chewy to me.

01:22The sauce is delicious.

01:24So that was really good.

01:26There we go, this one's a little easier.

01:41Oh, you're good.

01:45Perfect.

01:46Okay.

01:48If you're in Paris, why not?

01:50You know?

01:51Where else?

01:52I mean, wherever you're coming from.

01:54I mean, I came from the States, so if I tried this in the States, I know it's not going

01:59to be the same as it is here.

02:01So if you're in Paris, why not try their local food and their local cuisine?

02:06Definitely, definitely get it.

02:08I highly recommend it.

02:23It's really good.

02:35It tastes just like chicken.

02:37It tastes just like chicken.

02:39I'm trying not to think about the fact that I'm eating frog legs and just focus on the

02:45flavor.

02:47Kind of.

02:48I try to be adventurous with my palate and my cuisine, again, because of my Nigerian

02:54heritage.

02:55And I know that there are certain things that might be an acquired taste to people who are

02:59not originally Nigerian.

03:01So I try to have an open mind when I'm trying other cultures' cuisines and cultural foods

03:08as well.

03:09And for the most part, I'm willing to try anything once.

03:13And if I like it, then great.

03:16If not, then I know and I wouldn't try it again.

03:19But I just try to focus on the experience rather than, you know, thinking about the

03:27fact that it is frog legs.

03:43Thank you.

04:13Thank you.

04:43Thank you.

05:13Thank you.

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