Katie O (Tom’s assistant) blogs from Paris! Andouillette
Today for lunch we went to La Bon Coin. The idea here is that they serve fancied up cafeteria style food that a French person would get in grade school. The crowd was a lovely mix of people, from families, to businessmen taking their lunch breaks, to groups of hipster 20 somethings. The food was homey and traditional. By and far the most “interesting” thing I’ve put in my mouth this whole trip was the andouillette- which is not to be mistaken for andouille. Andouillette is actually tripe rolled up in a sausage shape. In this case, it was covered in a Dijon mustard sauce and served with roasted potatoes. While hugely popular with the French, it wasn’t my cup of tea. However, I’m happy to have tried something tres authentique, that I’ve yet to see served in Seattle. Maybe we can start the trend and serve it at Palace Kitchen?
(Editor’s note: When my husband Frank and I were in Paris 9 years ago, Frank made the mistake of ordering andouillette when he thought he was ordering a nice, smoky andouille sausage. What he got was, as Katie describes, a traditional French sausage made from pork intenstines and stomach. Frank is much more adventuresome than I am, but this was offal to the nth degree and he couldn’t eat it. I still remember the off-putting aroma of the thing!)
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