Question for my fellow Francophiles in These titles mean nothing.

When you’ve been to France, have you eaten French-style/French-cut green beans? Is that how green beans are prepared in France? All the time? Some of the time? When they are served with ?what?

Reason I’m asking is that I accidentally bought a case of French-cut green beans at Aldi’s on my last visit with my brother. He like to shop at Aldi’s on his way home from chemo and I usually buy a few things too. Aldi’s is a cut rate chain with lots of good buys, good selections and sometime surprises!!!!!

I knew I was buying green beans but I thought they were regular cuts, not French. French cut is sort of shredded and regular are just pieces, for some reason I prefer the pieces of beans more than the shreds. I bought 12 cans with the idea of putting them in soups and stews and now instead of having identifiable pieces of green beans, I will not have non-descript shreds.

Oh well these are greater problems in life. And I have some of them too.

Also some of Aldi’s cans have self-open tabs on their lids so you do not have to use a can opener. My French cut green beans require a can opener. But. I have a good can opener and I know where it is, so that’s only a minor gripe.

I may have been distracted in my canned green bean purchase by the grand array of German/Austrian cookies/cakes/baked goods. I got what turned out to be a loaf of Jamaican rum cake that is quite good - very fragrant. I thought if the cops pulled the speedy little car over they would have tested someone of alcohol.

Hi everybody.
Have a good day.

ps I know about green bean casserole already.

Last updated September 27, 2019