If you're in Paris you might be in dire need of some strawberry Jell-O to properly celebrate the Fourth of July.
The place to go is:
20, rue St-Paul 75004
American marshmallows!
YUM YUM
Giant boxes of M and M's
Duncan Hine's cake mix!! woo woo
Bunnie cookie cutters
The devine Jell-O framboise
Regarde vintage Lawry's Seasoned Salt.
Does any one still use this stuff?
Does any one still use this stuff?
Junk food galore at Thanksgiving
A Parisienne dreams of Twinkies...
While I dream of guimauve in New York...
On Friday I can eat this guimauve de fraise.
Perfect for the Fourth!
Ha! What a site for sore eyes in Paris when the American gets a little home sick for some processed junk. Actually, funny thing is that I do use Lawry's Seasoned salt still....esp. good on sliced avocado! I also use their garlic salt to season roasted vegetables before placing them in the oven. Happy 4th and Bon Voyage, Carol. xx
ReplyDeleteI stumbled across this crazy store when I was in Paris last time. How funny to see it on your blog! I mentioned the watercolor you did of Rose the Rat Terrier today on my blog. She and I both send our regards and a Happy Fourth of July to youuuuu!
ReplyDeleteThis is awesome! Everytime I studied abroad I always got sick of the local food. This would have been a sight for sore eyes! Thanks for sharing and Happy 4th:)
ReplyDeleteWe have a similar store here in Vienna, Bobby's Foodstore, serving American and British expats. I try not to go there too often, Reese's Peanut Butter Cups are way too tempting! ;-)
ReplyDeleteHappy Fourth, Carol!
It's a very timely post..this being your July 4th holiday..
ReplyDeleteVery cute Carol!
Just love Twinkies, always had them on the many trips to Florida ! Happy 4th, Carol !! Hope you enjoy.....
ReplyDeleteI think that's agreat idea. I know I was missing American junk food when I was in Italy.
ReplyDeleteAfter three weeks,I wanted a peanut butter & jelly sandwich on white bread!
Heve a great 4th, Carol, and a safe trip!
Ha! When we lived in England I didn't miss American food at all, isn't that funny? I think what I did miss was southwestern food, though. A couple of larger European cities have these shops and I thought they were pretty interesting. I think it was in Stockholm (although I may be wrong about that city) I found a tiny little one - nothing this size!
ReplyDeleteCarol, I prepared a post for you on my Creative Influences blog.
Bon Voyage!
Hard to appreciate Thanksgiving...with all the access I have to that stuff now, I never buy any of it! :-) well, almost never!
ReplyDeleteWhat a funny store and probably an expat's welcome oasis of shamelessly ordinary American stuff smack in the middle of the cuisine capital of the world. Mmmmm....raspberry Jell-O with a little Cool Whip and some M&Ms on the side.
ReplyDeleteWhere was this place when I needed to make a pumpkin pie? I had to cook a French pumpkin, very different type than the American pumpkin, and the pie was good but rather brown & grainy. I just wanted a good old can of pumpkin puree. Sigh..now I know. Merci :)
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Oh Carol, this is so funny. Viva la difference and all that. Or is the grass plus vert in one place or another?
ReplyDeleteI think all these ex pat shops are a testimony to the comfort we all find in visiting familiar sensations.
Happy Fourth!
I was a 20 year-old ex-pat in Paris in the Winter of '76 and I got a gift package from my boyfriend back in Philadelphia. It was a box containing three bags of Doritos. I decided then and there that I had to marry him.
ReplyDeleteAs it turned out, we didn't tie the knot (he said no, thankfully) but I'll never forget the pure joy I had from every bite of those Doritos.
Now I'll have to go see Thanksgiving with my own eyes, just so I can say that I went to Paris to gaze at boxes of Jell-O.
Have a wonderful trip Carol -- bring us back lots of "Carol" stories!
Like Kim, I would miss southwest cuisine, especially posole. But can't think of any junk food I'd miss. It could be fun to visit the store anyway. I do still use seasoned salt, prefer McCormicks tho , on French fries. I do like the that cute bag!
ReplyDeleteDoes anybody use Lawry's anymore??????? Lawry's is practically a religion here in Southern Minnesota...
ReplyDeleteYou know, of course, that the talented Barbara Rihl (of the cool handbag)is the wife of the brilliant Paris patissier Pierre Hermé. What a couple!
ReplyDeleteWhen I lived in Paris a decade ago, I went way out of my way to the one salon that carried Aveda hair products (which cost about 3 times what they did in the US) to buy my shampoo!?! Now that I'm back stateside, I use French shampoo. Go figure. I guess we like what we like.
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