Ok.. so the French didn't always surrender!

One thing the French are known for... well, on a positive topic, what they are known for is their commitment and love of food. Even in the 17th and 18th centuries other royal families, such as the British and the Austrians, were serving not their own local cuisines - but French during their formal state dinners.

So.. forward to present day - Matthew and I found ourselves on a TGV train from Geneva to Paris which we sat in first class... and our tickets apparently included dinner.... on a train.... which is a lot like a plane......

Battle: Swiss Chocolate

Whose Chocolate will reign supreme!?!
**crunchingly bites into a lindt chocolate bunny**

Swiss Fondue

Phew, now that Italy is over, we can move onto some more exciting foods from different countries!

The next stop on our trip where we indulged on a fun foodie night out was in Switzerland - this was our most expensive meal for the whole Europe trip! And I doubt that it'll be capped by anything in Asia!

Welcome to the rich and beautiful world of authentic Swiss fondue...

La Prosciutteria - "Happy Porker Indeed!!"

La Prosciutteria was our best meal out in Florence for several reasons:

1. It was DELICIOUS - and I am not a meat lover
2. It had this AMAZING wine
3. It was CHEAP food and wine
4. It was FRIENDLY and they treated us the same as their local customers

Here's a few more pictures and a little more detail on my #1 place in Europe for a night out!

Pizza Cooking Lesson

While in Florence, Matthew and I decided to do a cooking lesson to learn the Rome/Northern Italy style thin crust pizza.. it was surprisingly fun! There were some ladies from NY State who also participated, but we lucked out since there was only 5 of us total...

When we get back.. Matt's cooking us all a pizza party!
Check out Matt's skillz ;-)

Italian Pudding Hot Chocolate..

Hot Chocolate in Italy since really so much the milky beverage sweetened with chocolate, its more like melted chocolate made loose by heat and a little milk...

Naturally, we had to experience this...

Home Made Italian

So.. after settling into our long duration in Florence (waiting for our Indian Visas in Rome) and trying to allow me to get over my annoying lingering cold...

So we made our own welcome dinner of Italian!