Foie Gras

Since being in Paris we have already indulged in many great French delicacies such as baguettes, French cheeses, French patisseries, Kebabs, duck, lamb, falafel (yes, I understand this is not French but I ate it for the first time in Paris so it counts) and yes, even Escargot. All of these treats were incredible, but, nothing can quite compare to our meal last night.
So this past weekend we had our good friend Landry from Lyon France visiting Paris and we were able to spend a good amount of time together. He finished his stay as we walked around the Paris canals eating gelato as I explained to everyone how one day Amy and I are going to live on a house boat where Amy would respond that she is terrified of water and that we will most certainly not! But that is beside the point. The point is that we spent a great time together and it was sad to see him go until we visit Lyon sometime in July.

As we were saying our goodbyes Landry reached into his bag and grabbed a gift for us. You should have seen it (and unfortunately you never will because we couldn't wait to open it to take a picture first)! It was wrapped in white paper with drawn on stripes of many colors and ribbon tied around it. Well, we opened it and, much to our suprise... we actually didn't know what it was. It was a jar of some yellowy buttery looking thing with a hint of a pink substance in it. Landry then explained that it was artisan foie gras, yes, that's right, straight from the farm, meaning "the good stuff." For those of you who don't know what foie gras is it liver fat from a force fed duck, a delicacy in France. I would like to apologize to any Pita members reading this and tell you that it was a gift, therefore we cannot be blamed. He gave us this gift with only one condition: If we don't like it to NOT throw it away but to give it to someone else because it was too good to go to waste.
On our way home that night we were sure to pick up a couple of baguettes and some brie to eat with it that night. Here is the proof via pictures and, just in case you were wondering, it was délicieux!