*Mussels with Chorizo something (I can't remember) - but DELICIOUS.
On a recent trip to La Buvette with a dear friend, I was informed (by her) that I was eating my mussels wrong. I will share this with you so you also know how to eat mussels correctly also. :)
To preface: I usually only eat mussels at Blue Orchid, where I have chopsticks (which makes everything easier).
Here's how the conversation went:
V: You are eating those like an American.
J: Am I doing it wrong? Should I not use a fork?
V: Yes, you should eat them like the French, always.
J: Ok, explain it to me.
She scoots my bowl over to her side of the table, takes an empty shell in one hand.
V: See, this one helps get the mussels out. (she uses the empty mussel shell like a pair of tongs - or chopsticks). Dip Dip in the sauce.
Then eats the mussel out of the shell.
V: You understand?
J: Yes, that makes perfect sense. I feel Parisian now.
V: Well, you look better eating them.
(Then I start giggling uncontrollably.)
-Justine
