Personally, I'd add a little more ham and swap the butter for brie or camembert :).
It always made me giggle a little to see a Parisian walking down the street eating what looks like a loaf of bread with nothing in it. It just looked so odd to me.

mapo tofu cooked with Szechuan peppercorns (not mouth-numbing enough because I only used 4 peppercorns and will use maybe 8 next time)
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sourdough baguette with Marin county cheese Brie and San Daniele prosciutto; I first had san Daniele in Toscana as the Coop butcher suggested san Daniele over Parma. It’s definitely prettier :-)

speaking of trifecta...
btw what is french ham? I never see it in USA. We see prosciutto but not French ham.

ps I lack space for a meat slicer. I used to buy freshly-sliced roast beef at a favorite grocery store that I’ve avoided because of my return to Costco; it was the grocer where I also bought wild seafood (now switched to Costco).

Sometimes they do just that - nibble on a plain baguette on the way home.

I'm sure there's a Francophile here who has a better answer, but what I've seen looks just like the boiled deli ham we get here in the US. I'm guessing France has many variations, like we see some specific types in Spain, Portugal, and Italy. But the stuff I've seen in baguettes doesn't look like anything fancy.

I made cranberry orange applesauce this morning. My plan was to smooth it out with the immersion blender, but I decided to leave it chunky. Just enough tartness and fragrantly citrusy.


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Apples, cranberries, orange zest, the juice from that orange, and water.


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Cooked for 8 minutes, rested for 15 (natural release), and a good stir with a spatula.


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Yeah, I’m dying to know!! I can see the justification of only prosciutto or even jamon on a crusty baguette. both without butter or garnish. But if the French are adding butter to their ham baguette, then one has to wonder what their ham uses! The best foods are those that can be eaten without bonus toppings. We know that prosciutto and jamon are great solo without any sandwich. I cannot say that about USA ham unless it’s an import of a La Quercia version :-)

Gorgeous! Super fun.

To be honest, I wonder if they can even taste the ham. There's so much bread surrounding a thin strip of meat, at least the ones I've seen. And if I recall correctly from my French lessons 30+ years ago, in France its "jambon". It's the first food word we learned :).

Since the no global travel plays on , we went Indonesian ..


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Grilled squid
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Tahu telor ‘ tower ‘
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Dancing fish
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Forest ferns
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Ayam Goreng Berempah

We had above with nasi kuning ( yellow rice )
Always have the fried chicken with fried mixed herbs - lemongrass & .. ? - secret recipe !

This version of bean curd egg is not the best we have had , possibly because of the type of beancurd used .

Chendol for dessert

Similar theme followed at dinner with nasi lemak spread

You cooked all this for one meal? How many people? It looks beautiful.

mapo tofu with mushrooms and Szechuan peppercorns (not spicy enough - either too much water or incorrect use of mushrooms)
white rice
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plus the plates are beautiful :-)
very impressive

Erh , I do not cook , we have help that does ( may show some photos on dinner thread later ) .

But our friend we were lunching with does - home & private dining chef now . Much better than what we had for lunch - you can see in the photos above .
Her XO sauce was just featured in the local papers & is the best locally produced one ! She started bottling them during the pandemic as no dining out was allowed .
Retired concert master and violinist with a passion for cooking . Will try locate some posts with meals in her home .

3 of us , we went out . A very heavy lunch !!

Nevertheless, it is the FIRST thing I want upon arriving in Paris - le sandwich jambon et fromage

croissants
pain a chocolat
foie gras
frittes

Well, yes. However, they can't all be first and you can get good versions of those things in the U.S. (though usually not as good). But, those sandwiches just have a different taste in Paris. (Probably just my imagination.)

I agree ....not your imagination.