What can you cook for $20 in Paris, France?

[@felix7407]

French here living in Paris. To answer the "grocery store ranking", here is how I would rank the grocery stores. Monoprix is definitely on the higher end of the scale with some premium brands and premium products. Franprix and G20 are called "supérette" which basically are compact supermarket. Because they are smaller than your regular supermarket, they have less economies of scale and therefore can be expensive. Carrefour is more tricky because there is Carrefour City, Carrefour Express (both supérette), Carrefour Market (which is supermarket so less expensive thanks to the economies of scale), and many other. In recap, Monoprix is nice for premium products, supérette are nice because they are usually in every corner, but can be more expensive, and supermarket are cheaper but not the easiest to find.

[@MaesHawkEye]

Fully agree with you ! As a 11th arrondissement citizen you don't wanna forget the Lidl as well, great for budget groceries ;)

[@turnondatuna]

perfect explanation. also G20 sucks ass as far as i'm concerned

[@andyPeyret]

Interesting. I live down in the Hautes-Pyrénées and Monoprix is terrible here IMO but I believe there are good ones. We don't have G20 that I've seen. Some of the big Carrefour's are good, it could be just my local one that's run down so hit or miss IMO. Intermarché is generally good and perhaps mid-tier. LeClerc I would put in the highest tier. Géant bottom tier? Super U rarely go in there . Grand Frais is great for veg, meat is expensive though. It's been years since I went in an Auchan, I seem to recall them being quite good??? For the likes of Ethan I'd probably point him towards LeClerc and Grand Frais and of course the markets. I am not convinced Paris is representative of "France" if you know what I mean but hey .... Oh and Lidl and Aldi ... Brilliant at what they try to be.

[@darylfdias]

What’s economy of scale ?

[@FeliciainWonderland]

@@darylfdias products are generally more expensive in smaller stores because they are not competing with 10 different brands of the same item, that store only has maybe 2-3 options.

[@FrenchGuyCooking]

That sandwich looks delicious !

[@abhisheksanandreas]

I smell a collab soon .. :)

[@CookinWithSquirrl]

Hey! That guy! Can't wait to see a collab!

[@mattdouglas8900]

ICI ICI!!!

[@Aazariel1]

Oh shit it's happening

[@ashrodan]

Maybe you guys will bump into each other 😂🤞

[@flutechannel]

ALSO! I remember in those open markets at the end of the day around 2-3pm you can get some deals. We got a whole case of avacados for 2 euros! so sometimes it worth waiting till the end of the day to bargain! Enjoy Paris you'll love it!

[@EthanChlebowski]

Very cool, I've to try and take advantage next time!

[@flutechannel]

@@EthanChlebowski indeed you should, i lived near belleville (china town) near the couronne metro they have a great open air market on the boulevard belleville there.

[@mrpepin]

Doing exactly the same at the market next to my house in Brussels : closing time is bargain time.

[@AnimatedStoriesWorldwide]

@@flutechannel You can also go to the market in Place des fetes, up the street slope. Belleville is nice but it is chinatown so you will get good deals on eastern food more readily than french food. Those are "poor" area in the east of paris so the best deals are here and the merchants are reasonable.

[@taylorp5147]

Bonjour! Is there a way to look up open market schedules depending on which French city you're in?

[@soundwave070]

You actually just made a fancy version of a French fastfood thing called 'Sandwich Americain'. Not sure if by accident, but very funny. As a Dutchie travelling to France my whole live, I always get my sandwich americain fix in the south. I go for baguette+fries+merguez+cheese+samurai sauce. In Belgium they call it a Mitraillette.

[@asdfkgkspr284]

Does that translate to Machine gun, like it would in Spanish?

[@soundwave070]

@@asdfkgkspr284 yes it does

[@andriadariuspancrazi5369]

Funnily enough, in my French town growing up, that sandwich was called “un américain” - Very fitting for Ethan’s new adventures in Paree! Keep up the amazing content!!

[@gerrypower9433]

Wait until Ethan finds out that American cream cheese (similar to fromage blanc) is called Philadelphia, which is the most popular brand of cream cheese in the USA.

[@miyounova]

@@gerrypower9433 it's not called Philadelphia, it's the brand Philadelphia. Just like St Moret is a brand for example (that's a French cream cheese), and so that's the name we use. Otherwise it's just a type of fromage frais.

[@ColtsMan2005]

@@miyounova akchually

[@kooveemies]

@@miyounova Tips fedora

[@neness6620]

c'est un américain de luxe la quand même lol

[@chimaydo8104]

I love that you mentioned the social anxiety involved in filming. I actually was already wondering about how you guys handled the across the street shots, but obviously doing it in a crowded market is another level.

[@bullezinga]

As a european, or more specifically swede, it's great to see you cook with similar ingredients to which are available here. Some of the things which you seem to be able to get at every local grocery store in the US may not be the same to say the french or swedish. Great video as always and keep the euro videos coming!

[@gerrypower9433]

Butter! Common butter in the USA is almost tasteless, like pale yellow wax.

[@sixangrygoons]

Tjenare mannen

[@Ave117]

Exactly what I was thinking. I'm from germany and it was really hard to get similiar ingredients when ethan was cookin in the US.

[@jimmybaldbird3853]

@@gerrypower9433 stop buying walmart brand and youll be fine

[@timseguine2]

@@Ave117 It's probably even more difficult if you don't know what it is supposed to taste like. At least a lot of the recipes I have made of his are things I know pretty well, so I can figure out appropriate substitutes usually.

[@timnnorman]

What I love about this video is how you've embraced your vulnerability. For someone who I respect as somewhat of an expert of cooking from America, I love to see you discovering cooking of other cultures from a fresh perspective. I have been to France a dozen times and have been through the same "wow" moments you are showing on camera, and it's at the same time innocent, inspirational, and strangely opiniated. Keep your open mind, abandoner les supermarchés, et continuer à inspirer!

[@flutechannel]

PREDICTION: Ethan will meet Alex

[@ozkan576]

he said he will try to

[@flutechannel]

@@ozkan576 love it. cant wait.

[@lololo2011]

I saw him with Tina of Doobydobap at Pyramides close to Opera. Wait and see...

[@flutechannel]

@@lololo2011 whaaaaaa amazing

[@amarug]

@@lololo2011 really??

[@beingthesalt]

I took 3 years of French in high school, my dad's been learning it his whole life too so it's a big bonding thing for us, anything "Parisian"...plus we have relatives were trying to plan a trip to visit soon. It's super cool to see you shop & make budget meals in Paris!! Bon Appétit!

[@user-xg6zz8qs3q]

He spent 18€ on a sandwich LMAO! There are more affordable recipes, obviously. Seasonal vegetables at open markets are cheap. Avoid Franprix like the plague.

[@ChrisMurphyHub]

Ethan, thanks for bringing us along for the ride. It’s cool to see someone who knows what they are doing get out of their comfort zone and learn new customs, experiences and possibilities. Well done.

[@cinemaocd1752]

I lived in London when I was in my twenties and I was really trying to be thrifty to save up for further travel and the thing that saved me were the open air markets and small ethnic deli shops. I didn't know how to cook then, so I was relying on a lot of pre-made dips and sauces and fresh baked bread, cheese and produce. England gets a lot of produce from Spain as well and I loved the tomatoes I got there. A simple sandwich of flat bread, hummus and sliced tomato was one of my favorite meals.

[@Koboldmensch]

Compté is actually a really strong cheese-just the supermarket one has almost no flavour. Try one from the market next time :) Also, good to note is that France in general works like that, not just Paris. French people have food as their status symbol, not cars or houses. I have yet to fond a single place that has bad food. Heaven for foodies!

[@moyatooctopus]

I was about to say lol, even in the US you can buy some quite punchy tasting Comte (IDK how to spell it properly) so I was a bit confused when he called it mild. Ethan recognized the specialty cheese shops tho so I’m sure we’ll get tons of cheese episodes in the coming videos, can’t wait.

[@EthanChlebowski]

Yep! I mentioned there will be a wide range of flavor intensities depending on how long it's aged. The 30 month aged stuff I've been getting from the market is completely different from the 6 or 8 month aged comte!

[@amarug]

as your frequently visiting swiss neighbor and lover of french food, i must wipe some of the pink glasses off your face. restaurants in France are really hit and miss, it is well worth researching before you go. you find some of the best foods in the world but also some really really poor ones (source: many decades of traveling in france looking for food). a few rules do hold though on a smaller scale, like you will really have a hard time finding a bad bakery...

[@JorickTube]

@@amarug Yeah I was also like WTF is this guy on about. I've found the food in France to be really shit sometimes and I've travelled the country extensively. He must be thinking they're Italian or something. I can confirm everything you say. Great French ciuisine is absolutely some of the best in the world, the bakeries are top notch, but everything else is just hit or miss.

[@amarug]

@@JorickTube Haha yes, indeed Italy is more "safe", it's rare to get bad food in Italy. It can happen, but it's more rare than almost anywhere.

[@TheoriginalBMT]

So fun. When my wife and I went to Paris for our honeymoon. She had previously lived there when younger for six months. So we made a point of renting a place with a kitchen. Walking to the little shops and picking up a few good items to cook for dinner. Couldn't be beat. And that sandwich... Ahhhh. I can't wait to make it.

[@wylhias]

For the baguettes with special names, it's pretty much just branding from whichever store you're buying from. You've got to learn what they have, and differentiate based off your knowledge of the place and the look of things Also, places that have the name "boulangerie" are obligated to make the bread there (mixing, kneading, baking). Doesn't apply to pastries though. There are some laws regarding what name stores can use. Usually a good boulangerie make their own bread and it's worth it Last but not least, comté is a really good cheese (it needs to pass a quality test to "deserve" the name) with a lot of flavor. It does cost quite a bit especially if you go for a more aged one.

[@diannt9583]

Thanks for this information, should I ever get to France!!

[@LostTheGame6]

For grocery stores, basically you have the low end (lidl, leader price, and a few others), and then everything else. Franprix and Monoprix are kind of a separate category since they only exist inside cities, and thus usually more expensive compared to the bigger carrefours/Geants/Leclercs and so on.

[@vchalmel]

Unlike the bigger Carrefour supemarkets, the "Carrefour city" and "Carrefour markets" depicted in this video are city-proximity-shops as much as expansive as franprix and monoprix.

[@EthanChlebowski]

@@vchalmel Ahh that makes sense. It feels like in the city they are all fairly expensive and higher quality.

[@firassaddi7978]

As they said, the cheapest option within Paris is Lidl (but lower end). Otherwise it’s pretty expensive everywhere else, except if you go to weekly markets for fresh produce where it’s more affordable.

[@spa2damax]

@@EthanChlebowski not higher quality but more expensive. Maybe they are bigger or the product range is wider but quality of produce in all french supermarkets is very good

[@marmotsongs]

@@EthanChlebowski Other types of places to buy foods in Paris- There are very large supermarkets (“hypermarchés) in the towns around the perimeter of Paris (known as the red crown). There are also fantastics asian supermarkets like “Paris Store” and “Tang Freres” in the 13th and 11th. There are super deluxe supermarkets like Au Bon Marché in the 6th. There is the largest food distribution hub in the world (or at least Europe) at Rungis (ask Alex to take you). There are actual farmers markets scattered around the city on a rotating schedule.

[@heyitsnovabound]

When I was in Germany, I noticed specific stores were common, and buying groceries for the week/2 weeks was uncommon (or at least it was for the family I stayed with). They bought dinner ingredients every day. The result was dinner every night was obscenely fresh every time.

[@paxundpeace9970]

Let's say it is very busy on Saturday until the early evening. For some Saturday is the big shopping day but for staples but most thinks are just getting done mid week.

[@marvin2678]

Has to do with the stores being closed on Sunday I guess ?

[@deniseross2590]

I guess the wife didn't work outside the home? How could you hold down a full time job and have the time and energy to do that every day? Sounds exhausting.

[@lolofunslayer4953]

@@deniseross2590 grocery shopping gets a lot easier when you only shop for one or two days. Before the pandemic, I worked a full time job and would go to the store every day or every other day. It saved me a lot of money and food waste.

[@HarunaMaurer]

@@deniseross2590 supermarkets here in europe are more in a walking distance, and although i'm spanish and i dont go shopping everyday for my meals, its true that we usually make a monthly or biweek purchase and sometimes after work or on saturdays go to shop what we forget or fresh produce that cant be stored for long or can't buy in bulk

[@masondevries4482]

Definitely enjoyed the exploration at the beginning! Knowing where to look for food is often confusing in a new country, so it was cool to see you explain the different types of shops and where they're located!

[@gerrypower9433]

Don't tell him about Picard Surgelés (just joking; I doubt Ethan would shop there.)

[@user-xg6zz8qs3q]

Paris is weird. Because the groceries stores are price gouging and the produce is rotten. Open markets sell fresh produce but they mix fancy products with basic products. You have to be extra careful and buy seasonal goods.

[@sbberti]

I would watch a Paris/France/Europe "travel" style show from you non-stop. I love bread and baking and getting an inside look at all of the bakeries and restaurants would be amazing. Love the content.

[@swimfan752]

Yeah I’m living vicariously through Ethan with these videos haha

[@mininao]

About the supermarket ranking, I'd rank Monoprix - Most expensive (like Whole foods tier?) Franprix/Carrefour - Mid-tier, there are big Walmart-like Carrefour outside of city centers G20 - Lower mid tier Lidl, Aldi - Budget tier BUT in Paris, Franprix/Carrefour/Monoprix are all super expensive anyway 😅

[@pipinuka4087]

👍🏻

[@ZennyTheMama]

I love how Ethan's way of recording is so simple yet so professional. The editing is also very good! I remember when I first discovered Ethan with his version of Adam's fries then to now, the way this channel had improved so satisfying. CLOSE TO 1 MIL ETHAN!

[@octopus8420]

Long time fan, but I gotta tell you: your recent Paris adventure is an all time great stretch of quality videos on KZbin for me

[@roop128]

Ethan!! I absolutely love this video. As a Brit, I always used to love taking day trips to France to bring back local produce for low prices. Brexit has completely ruined that... Please do a video on French cheeses, we used to get loads here but they're so rare and expensive now!

[@seaofseeof]

6:20 Dutch person here. My local butcher here told me that many beef recipes from the US don't translate 1-to-1 to when you prepare them in the Netherlands because black angus has higher fat content than local breeds. Probably also the case in France.

[@DeltaAssaultGaming]

People in the Netherlands must be amazed by Wagyu then

[@Gepstra]

@@DeltaAssaultGaming most people here don't even know what wagyu is.

[@seaofseeof]

Yeah wagyu is gaining in popularity now and is actually fairly available through webshops. But it won't ever be as popular as it is in most other places, because the Dutch judge the quality of food by only the two following criteria: price and convenience. It has to be cheap and easy to acquire, anything more is considered superfluous or overkill.

[@Snowyness]

this video has nicely blended a number of different things; food, culture, and travel. but most importantly, I enjoyed that you made a dish that was affordable and easily replicable. wonderful video!

[@___echo___]

Its not that affordable for two what is around meals

[@Auxilor]

If you're in france, you need to try the french veal from a butcher there - It's completely different quality-wise to anything I've seen anywhere else, I find outside of france it's always patchy and underwhelming

[@iTommmyyxD]

Love the production on this, feels super dynamic and engaging, especially at the start with narration at different locations

[@orretq]

5:59 I believe it's more common with corn-fed cattle in the US which results in more marbling and also a sweeter fat. Here in Europe it's more common with grass-fed meet which results in less and more "natural" tasting fat :)

[@jimmybaldbird3853]

Actually most cattle in europe is grain and corn fed.

[@andyPeyret]

@@jimmybaldbird3853 Do you have any stats to support that? To me that seems very unlikely but ....

[@jimmybaldbird3853]

@@andyPeyret thats weird, my comment was deleted. I didnt say anything offensive. Only that europe imports gmo crops and grains as feed. Europe now grows gmo crops for both human and livestock consumption. They use other fillers and by products too. If it does not say grass fed or organic, it has no such promise.

[@bluelight8664]

hormones for the cattle s growth are not allowed here but they are in the US

[@behemoth8399]

There are several rules and laws here, even more than in EU.

[@brucewayne9699]

The difference in marbling in steak is due to the difference in diet. In France cattle is primarily grass-fed and thus the meat is less marbled, whereas US cattle are primarily grain-fed.

[@pierredef5300]

Ethan, quel plaisir de t'avoir à Paris (What a pleasure to have you in Paris). You HAVE to go to "Du Pain et des Idées" boulangerie-patisserie in the 10th district. This most likely will be the best experience you can have in terms of hand-made croissants, pains au chocolat (or chocolatine) and escargots (not the snails, but the pastry version of them). Like seriously, I'm french, and most of our bakeries, even though advertising hand-made or home-made, don't usually go to the length of doing croissant themselves. These guys go the extra mile and do everything themselves. Please go there. It's like going to NYC for the first time and not going to Venice Beach (jk). Also, highly recommend putting a damp kitchen paper below your cutting board. It'll stop it from moving when you cut things and will make your experience much better while using it ;) Also works with wooden cutting boards. I wish you the very best for the next 3 months, hope you like this place and hope my countrymen and women won't be utter jerks.

[@viperlt86]

I second this comment. I had a pistachio and chocolate pastry at Du Pain et des Idées that I would describe as a spiritual experience. Seriously, it made me think about quitting my job and moving to Paris to become a pastry chef.

[@dask7428]

No, the best croissant BY FAR is found at Maison d'Isabelle, and it's very cheap aswell. Nothing compares to theirs

[@konsco]

I was gonna say... what are you waiting for, get to the 10th and canal st Martin right now!!!!

[@zilliq]

I thought Bordeaux exclusively was saying "chocolatine", is that a thing in Paris as well ?

[@dask7428]

@@zilliq no it's not, don't say that in Paris lol

[@yolobird7707]

I love the new direction of your channel!! I’ve been binging your videos for the past couple of weeks and my cooking skills have improved drastically. Thank you for all you do!

[@TheGoldenoreos]

Really loved your inclusion of which areas of Paris you were exploring during the video. Love the details you add to your stuff

[@GaryJohnWalker1]

It's been a very long time since I've been in France rather than just driving across it from ferry port to elsewhere in Europe. So it's good just to see there are still plenty of the boulangerie etc shops and it's not yet entirely full of just convenience stores

[@teshbrady]

your taste tests are always so satisfying cause you demolish at least half of whatever it is. Legend.

[@leighsheppard8614]

Congratulations on your move to Paris! I am so envious. I lived in France when I was in my early 20's and have to say that my favorite place to live, was Paris, especially in the Springtime!! I have never made it back, but every spring, I am transported to Paris in my mind. You are going to love it! Their reputation for great cuisine is well deserved. I am always fascinated by the fact that there is a French word or phrase for every stage of every cooking technique! Mis-en-place, mirepoix, fond, sauté, julienne, brunoise, batonnet. Use a technique, make a cut... there's a name for it! It is amazing to "chill" in the sidewalk cafés and just people watch. Stroll along the "Rive Gauche", enjoy the artists at Sacré Coeur. I'd suggest that you get yourself a moped, so you can manoeuvre quickly and inexpensively through Paris traffic. You take you life in your own hands by negotiating the traffic circle around the Arc-de-Triomphe on a moped, but it is absolutely a "bucket list" item! A few things you have to try while you're there: Coquille St. Jacques!! French crêpes (Crêpes Suzette!!), Chateaubriand, and you definitely have to have a blue rare horsemeat steak. As a matter of fact, I think that is the only way they'll serve it! Not that is particularly delicious, but after eating it several times, I learned to really appreciate and love a blue rare beef tenderloin when I got back to Alberta! Truly loving your channel. Bon Appétit!

[@EkimGram]

I lived in Belgium for 8 years. This video made me so nostalgic for Europe. The bread, the cheese and the ONION FREAKIN' COMPOTE!!!

[@SockPuppetDinosaur]

This move is one of the coolest changes you could have made to your channel. Really interesting and I'm basically travelling with you!

[@LeGuyz]

I am French. And the funny thing is, this sandwich with steak and fries, in France we call it: the American sandwich lol

[@jeanreese8078]

For the grocery store tier list, as a parisian i would rank these like that : - Monoprix (kind of premium but very expensive) - Franprix G20 (good but still expensive) - Auchan Carrefour Casino (kinda low budget) - Lidl Aldi (low budget) (But to be honest it REALLY depends about your neighbourhood, and the type of grocery store : each major brand has several types of stores: large hypermarkets, premiums with specialized departments or small ones for everyday products) Glad to see that you are enjoying Paris ! :)

[@jayropa]

I've subscribed to your channel for a few months, but I'm absolutely loving this new venture. Nice work on getting out of your comfort zone.

[@BS-xs7jb]

Actually really interesting to see you having to adapt since that’s what I do when I cook American recipes. Many times Americans will only say oh use x kind of potato but not mention the properties of that potato. Same goes for steak cuts, some are similar but they tend to vary from country to country. So figuring out what is the right ingredient to use can be quite challenging! But any trip of mine will usually include a visit to the grocery store to check out what similarities and differences there are. Tells you a lot about the culture of a country imo!

[@DeltaAssaultGaming]

You can probably google that potato to see what its properties are and how similar it is to other kinds of potatoes.

[@thepalacio]

Our family loves Paris. Keep the content coming as it’s scratching the itch and makes us want to go back!

[@JarlDM]

It's so funny that you always say 'Paris, France' rather than just Paris. Glad you're having fun over there!

[@americanrroyalty]

Because Paris California is the real Paris.

[@EthanChlebowski]

The tourism office here has photos of the towns in the US also named Paris (Texas, Kentucky, etc), so I have to be thorough lol.

[@KokNoker]

Plus, if you specify Paris, France, we set up for the story about that one girl we all knew.

[@emiriebois2428]

It is a very American thing !

[@OMGIGILY]

i loooove all the research, the details, the breaking it down. the MAP. yesss my kind of info!

[@kmorri9]

Can I just thank you for eating normal food while living a healthy lifestyle? I've loved watching you cook, but I love how real you are with what you're cooking. I've met too many people who tell me I have to eat nothing but salad or no carbs at all, and it's just not realistic for me because I totally live to eat.

[@cawashka]

the no carb diets are way overhyped

[@cisium1184]

France would not be France without bread.

[@LexSijtsma2]

Great video. Nice information about Paris. The sandwich looks very good. I'll definitely will try this. I am lucky to have stumbled upon this channel. Keep the vids coming!

[@rl-pavel]

The exploratory/travel part of this video is great, really interesting to see other cities, especially from a food/home cooking perspective. Keep it up!

[@rcheung135]

With prices on the rise so quickly, an update would be much needed! Thanks and take care.

[@DailyJAB]

That bread looks so good! I just started learning french a few months ago so i'm super excited to see all the videos you put up while you're exploring france

[@piga-puga-pigada]

Good luck in your learning, you'll need it xd

[@charliejubb7024]

Great video! Brought back many great memories of Paris when I was there while in Culinary school over 35 years ago!

[@ropro9817]

Love this series, Ethan! Awesome work! Looking forward to more!

[@Chris.E.]

Love the out and about segments. Keep them coming.

[@throwaway1369]

This looks great but 20$ is 3/4 of my weekly food budget, I thought this was going to be a week of meal prep on that budget 😵‍💫

[@louleloup2607]

That was meant for 2 people, but yeah, butcher's beef isn't in my student's food budget either

[@GUBB1975]

for 20 euros, one could have a good time in france. you could even do 8 euros for a bottle of wine and 12 on food and still be great : )

[@dabbking]

Wait till you have kids I am at 1200 a month for food

[@PorkChopBatter]

@@dabbking 1200 is rent in Brighton UK alone 😵‍💫. Cost of living is ridiculous nowadays I can’t believe it

[@swimfan752]

Mac and cheese it is for you my friend

[@PeaceMastah]

Quick tip, you can infuse the rosemary and garlic into the oil while heating up the oil to fry temp and then take out before adding the potatoes. Then you get a bit more flavor and don’t have to worry about burning the fries 😋

[@MisterSailTheWorld]

So happy for you Ethan - huge undertaking moving to a new country. Next step is to work on pronunciation of French words / language - but that’s part of the adventure :)

[@angeliquehumcke3050]

I really loved this style of video! Quick, concise, fun, and educational in a new way I haven't seen! Love it!

[@Tim-Ram]

Nooooo never boil fries ! Take it from a Belgian: do a double fry. 1st: at 140C for about 5mins then let cool to room temp, then go for a second fry at 180C until golden, about 4-5 mins.

[@MathieuVuylsteke]

As a fellow belgian I wholeheartedly agree!

[@coryschrader2153]

I love that the only / least picturesque moment in this video is that single fry that didn't make it into the pot

[@shalaq]

This is a real nostalgia trip for me. I spent 6 months in Paris just before the pandemic and it was amazing for me and my family. Good luck with your vacation, there is so much to see and taste in Paris you can spend a lifetime here and not get enough :)

[@josephcosta1446]

Love the new style of video. Especially the exploring part. Can't wait to see more.

[@kronos6948]

Philly guy goes to France and the first food he makes is a variation on a cheesesteak wit.

[@bobnewmanknott3433]

That just that I thought ! but your statement is its own answer "Philly guy" he seems a pleasant enough chap but this is what Americans do ! I'm not sure if they have Lidl in the north of France ( Its a large and cheap supermarket here in the south and throughout Europe originating in |Germany ) But they have cooking series,( Herve is the best ) which promote their own products with simple dishes at prices well under $20 You will find it on KZbin as "Lidl Cuisine " another is " Herve Cuisine " and although in French , its easy to follow just by watching, and of course the ingredients can be bought at any supermarket Happy cooking

[@Adam-jg8ho]

bro i love the series, keep it up. Also, dont worry aabaout not filming cuz of social anxiety, we totally understand you brother :)

[@Pienhoofd]

Great video and I love how you go about experiencing Paris as a city. I'd also love to see you try to "Frenchify" some typical American recipes, like try to remake them with more french/European type ingredients. I would also really recommend visiting a couple countries/cities nearby Paris, for example Amsterdam. They usually have wildly different food cultures! Enjoy your time in Paris/Europe :)

[@IanHutchison]

I love following music across KZbin. Definitely wasn't expecting to hear Chris Ramsey's outro music, but it fit wonderfully!

[@MrDitmarVisser]

"I don't know how they say cents here". You just said it ;)

[@Heiwananas]

Well actually it's "centimes" in french

[@michalhlava8657]

@@Heiwananas well it is but he wasn't speaking french, was he

[@jujubees]

@@michalhlava8657 he should be, he's in France

[@kovvi-]

Enjoyed the travel aspect of the video. Also will have to keep in mind that frying technique

[@alex786]

How do you recognize an American coming to europe "So today we're going to deep/shallow fry in extra virgin olive oil"

[@jaminwaite3867]

I’ve seen plenty of Italian nonnas doing it

[@bluelight8664]

to be fair with shortage of sunflower oil due to the war in Ukraine it is almost the same price as olive oil now and olive oil is more available now .

[@d3w3yd3c1m4l]

I do the same thing, that's why I love Airbnb, get to go to grocery stores and markets like a local. These are all urban market grocers, the lower tiers in France would be like Lidl.

[@magicaardvark1]

Hey Brother. UK citizen here. Me and my partner have been to Paris a dozen times. We love the place and have many favourite Bistros and Restaurants. Would love to come visit and find and share good food venues. All the best and I bet you are going to have amazing food experiences in Paris

[@loiuhuiygny7guyguiygk]

I used to live in paris for 5 years, I think what i miss the most is their bread and sandwiches, so fricking good

[@bubblewhip382]

I was initially hesitant about the move, but the whole "travel and cook at home" is a really unique concept amongst the Anthony Bourdain look alikes out there. I think there is something to traveling to a foreign place but cooking with the sutff you find there rather than have someone else cook it for you.

[@PartikleVT]

BTW Eurocents are called cents just like dollar cents, because the name comes from percent, which comes from 1/100th of something, so cents are cents in every 10-base system.

[@mirceskiandrej]

Please try Picard. It's a frozen food supermarket with very high quality ingredients. It's a known secret that many Parisian restaurants buy food there and just plate it nicely with minor modifications. You're welcome 😁

[@williamdeschamps5804]

Restaurants buy from Metro , not Picard

[@btimec5290]

I hope you do more budget videos- they are a fun challenge!

[@StrawberryLegacy]

"Specialty stores" being something remarkable to an American is so sad... I'm so glad we still have many bakeries, butcher shops etc. here in Germany too (though sadly they are declining)

[@DamianSheesh]

We Americans have a LOT of specialty stores still - especially in larger cities. The problem is that they are out of reach for most of our budgets. My local 'boulangerie' for instance, sells a baguette for $5. A croissant is $4.25. Heck, our crappy bread in the grocery store costs more than a phenomenal baguette in Paris.

[@StrawberryLegacy]

@@DamianSheesh That's just as sad if not sadder

[@DamianSheesh]

@@StrawberryLegacy I agree! So I just make my own bread!

[@MoldeyWiKi]

Looks amazing dude. I loved my brief stay in Paris quality of food is next level.

[@courtneyscause9923]

I think you made a fantastic choice for your career, your life experience, and for your subs. This series is awesome and I’m engaged in a way that i was not before. Good on you for taking a risk.

[@1pinktoes1]

maybe im poor but $20 groceries for one meal seems expensive 🥴🤣

[@leetri]

It's more like 3-4 meals, there's still a lot left over.

[@petegiant]

For two.

[@nickl9317]

For twenty euros in Paris you can get a bunch of potatoes, leaks, carrots, chicken thighs and a bottle of white alsacian wine and make a great wine cooked dinner for 4 people easy. Even 5 euros will be enough to make a good egg based sauce pasta dish with pork, pepper and cheese (authentic carbonara) or anything similar. Some products are just very expensive investments, such as confit d’oignon which isn’t used very often, extra virgin olive oil for frying, etc. Chicken meat is pretty inexpensive but beef will always cost quite a bit. It’s possible to eat very well on a budget in France, especially if you have a freezer to buy ingredient in quantity and freeze them, but again the choice of meat and condiment have a big impact

[@ducttapefly]

I am so excited for the rest of this journey. This was such a great idea. I’d love to see more of your brother in the videos!

[@valeriecarwithen9276]

Thanks for the food tour & introduction to your ‘home’ Ethan

[@24kachina]

Great concept, great video. I live in Tucson, Arizona and am gonna try this $20 experiment with my middle school daughter. Viva la France!

[@stulogic]

I love your Paris content! Enjoyed my time there very much.

[@KpOL27]

French here. This type of "packaged comté" is really really blend and too soft compared to the comte you can find in cheese shops or in the specific cheese sections in a supermarket, while having almost the same price. It"s mostly due to the fact that these packaged cheeses are really young. It's basically acceptable only in recipes where comte has to cooked and be melted with others ingredients, in soufflés by example. In general the more matured the comté is, the nuttier and the harder it gets. Also, it's pronounced "cônté" and not "count-tea" ;)

[@evryatis9231]

ahlala, c'est vrai, mais en revanche j'ai un doute sur le prix, t'es sure que c'est le même?

[@mesnierthomas]

Funny that you ended up with a very french meal (steak, french fries, a side of salad, then baguette and comté), but you shoved everything into one packed sandwich :D

[@anne-mariev.3295]

…and it ends up being a very American meal in the end 🤷🏻‍♀️ Something us French would eat on the go, not really an at-home meal. You can take the man out of America, but not America out of the man 😅

[@MrRenoo94]

I really appreciate the exploratory aspect of this video. Definitely a welcome formula for the next videos. keep it up as usual

[@mtcondie]

Very informative! Thank you for the video. I look forward to seeing more videos!

[@zulion14]

For next time in france, extra virgin olive oil is low temp smocking oil, you should a lease use 50% olive / 50% colza or higher temp oil like peanut... And if you don't know une baguette sensation is not a specific appellation but in that case it look like a bigger and larger baguette with a ticker crust. I hope you liked france ;)

[@peaklamayo9306]

I am french and y'all need to know that Paris is the city that is the most difficult to live in France in terms of prices including food, so y'all need to know that all the food in France cost usually less then what is shown on the video (for example in my city a baguette costs only 0.85 € and in the video it costs 1€20)

[@mell4248]

a regular baguette is below 1 euro in Paris too, the special ones like the ones he bought or other types of pain de campagne or baguette tradition are a bit more expensive

[@quoran0327]

Good timing, yesterday I rewatched Ratatouille and really got into French food

[@sydneypollock1011]

If you continue traveling I would love to see this series continued!! Great video!

[@Verity888]

Paris wins this round! The steak, cheese and bread alone would’ve cost more than $20 here in NYC, and I’m in an outer borough! Arugula, potatoes, onion confit (good luck tracking that down) will bring it over $30.

[@leinadkouam1705]

Here in Paris, the cheapest groceries stores are Lidl. And please, make sure to not buy anything when you’re gonna go to the 6, 7, 8 and 16 arrondissement. The cheapest are 17, 18, 19 arrondissement!

[@matthewnelson5293]

If I had to guess the lower marbling of steak probably means French/European beef are grass raised. Our steers were raised in a nice pasture but my grandfather wanted them a little fattier so we gave them a little cracked corn feed twice a day.

[@jacksonmartin9200]

No way you included cleanup this time! I really like your videos thank you

[@Poindogindustries]

I love recipes like this. Sometimes simple is better.

[@AthenaKeatingThomas]

I enjoyed the different travel aspect of your video. A little insight into Paris when it comes to normal living was great!

[@apw9929]

I like this concept -- merging travel and home cooking videos is something I would really be interested in because travel videos often focus on street food or restaurant food

[@imtoto813]

honestly love seeing you adapt to a new country and different culture!

[@TheDanAge]

I barely can speak any French. so I have no place saying this but your French pronunciation is truly the most American thing I have ever heard haha. I'm sure you'll pick it up as you start socializing.

[@metalblind95]

Monoprix is more of a "big city supermarket". And actually mainly in Paris. That's THE place Parisians love the most I'd say (at least it was my case). Their clothes are quite good as well. And their brand's products are of good quality/price balance. Like, premium-high, but premium-low prices