Food to take to France for holiday?

samf1971

Hi
We returned from Disney just before Xmas after our 5th trip and have to say that it is very much commonplace for people to take breakfast items for a "pack up" later in the park. Having never done it ourselves (to be honest we've never liked the breakfast provided so usually skip it anyway) on the occasions we have entered the dining hall on a morning (trying our best to avoid the scrum) there are plenty of people with plates stacked high with provisions casually sat at their table making sandwiches and wrapping them up in foil and the likes to take into the park later. Whilst Disney have recently started to take notice about food being taken into the parks, the large numbers who do so are hard to police (you're really supposed to have your "picnics" in the picnic areas outside of the main park)

OP which hotel are you staying at, not wanting to teach a granny to suck eggs type thing but just checking that you knew that kettles were not standard in the rooms like they are here. We've stayed at various hotels including the Disneyland Hotel and even here a kettle is not provided as standard you need to request one and in some of the hotels you're required to pay a deposit - you might be taking your own travel kettle but just thought I'd mention it.

We took with us the usual array of stuff like pot noodles etc along with hot chocolate sachets and also coke etc for the room as it's staggeringly expensive to buy. We also took a supply of our own milk as we've always found theirs is like the UHT stuff but if you're ok with that then it's available at the supermarket and also the shops at the railway station (a little cheaper than the hotels and Disney shops) We used the Earl of Sandwich in the Disney Village for lovely hot sandwiches and also for their breakfast sandwiches - tasty and hot

The Auchan supermarket is ok too for fresh bread etc

Have a great time.

Alison_Funnell

andygb wrote: »

I would recommend that folks go to a large supermarket, and buy a roast chicken, ham or cheese, fresh bread (which is much better than ours), and lovely salad and fruit. The quality is better than in the UK and often cheaper.
Stuffing the odd croissant or roll into your bag is OK, but taking "ziplock bags and a large bag" to breakfast and then filling them with food to take out is stealing, and it is only a matter of time before someone confronts you.

!!!!!!. Try reading POST #6!

robpw2

there is an auchan at Val d' Europe , which is one stop on the sub way away from disneyland , you will also find mcdonalds etc well worth checking it out and the Auchan is huge plenty of treats to have

bevhousehastings

We loved the pizzeria at the Parc d'Europe - very reasonable. Until we went there on our second night that is, and went back to the toilets. I saw a mouse run right in front of me, and in to the klitchen. They didn't even try to catch it, and said it happens all the time as they come in from the bins. Grim.
But seriously, the supermarkets are fab. You can make up a lovely picnic lunch/tea from fresh cheese, bread and gorgeous salads.

andygb

margaretclare wrote: »

Taking food to France? To France? Amazing.

It really does beggar belief doesn't it?
Good call regarding the plat du jour in smaller restaurants, an excellent way to try regional food, and an eye opener for those people used to Nandos and the like over here;)
My ideal picnic food for those who have not tried French supermarkets:

Freshly roast chicken (the taste is out of this World compared with the offerings from Waitrose, Sainsbury and the like)
Selection of fresh cheese, ham and pate from the deli counter, plus exotic items like Jambon Persille or Tete de porc if you are feeling adventurous.
Different salads - carrot and celeriac rapee, mixed leaves
Salad dressing with herbs - around .70 Euro for a bottle
Fresh bread - ficelle, baguettes (Leclerc, Auchan and Carrefour all have good bread to match the average boulangerie)
President butter - you are on holiday so be a bit naughty, because good butter on bread is great!
Cheap bottle or two of red wine - Cote du Rhone, Corbieres, Bergerac, Fitou, should all be around E2.50 a bottle. However if someone is driving, then limit them to one glass because the French police are very hot on drink driving.

andygb

Alison_Funnell wrote: »

!!!!!!. Try reading POST #6!

So you are trying to tell us honestly, that you sat at a breakfast table and ate nothing, and then proceeded to go out until lunchtime (with hungry children), whereupon you then devour the said breakfast (which will now be in a pretty sorry state)?
Most sensible people agree that breakfast is the most important meal of the day.

rachbc

I wouldn't tkae anything I'd have a supermarket picnic over a pot noodle or cup a soup anyday. Lovely local bread, cheese/ ham, salads and fruit should be fine for lunch if you have a big buffet breakfast

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andygb wrote: »

I would recommend that folks go to a large supermarket, and buy a roast chicken, ham or cheese, fresh bread (which is much better than ours), and lovely salad and fruit. The quality is better than in the UK and often cheaper.
Stuffing the odd croissant or roll into your bag is OK, >>

We did this when my friend and I did a 'Thelma and Louise' around north east coast of the U.S. She is a seasoned traveller and has done 6 month long trips with her OH in far flung places so she always packs a kettle,tea bags and dried milk and I took our favourite gingernut biscuits We said that we did three weeks around the U.S on gingernuts and tea :)Last night in Washington we had four biscuits left .But the supermarket food was brilliant and bread cheese and fruit meant we could spend on other things what we saved on food.Its amazing how creative you can be when you have a think about it.
Re Disneyland paris I took my DGS Ben there 5 years ago when he passed his 11+ and we stayed at the 'Nautical Hotel' it was very nice but boy do you have to queue in the morning for breakfast at least half an hour every morning .He would go off for a swim in the pool whilst I queued up to get our nosh.The burgermeal in the Silver Dollar restaraunt in the theme park were then around £18.00 each:eek:and the service was rubbish.There are Mc'Ds which aren't to bad but everywhere you go it was queue, queue, all the time.
The special effects show was well worth the wait though and also the cinema show was amazing.

anniemf2508

andygb wrote: »

Freshly roast chicken (the taste is out of this World compared with the offerings from Waitrose, Sainsbury and the like)
Selection of fresh cheese, ham and pate from the deli counter, plus exotic items like Jambon Persille or Tete de porc if you are feeling adventurous.
Different salads - carrot and celeriac rapee, mixed leaves
Salad dressing with herbs - around .70 Euro for a bottle
Fresh bread - ficelle, baguettes (Leclerc, Auchan and Carrefour all have good bread to match the average boulangerie)
President butter - you are on holiday so be a bit naughty, because good butter on bread is great!
Cheap bottle or two of red wine - Cote du Rhone, Corbieres, Bergerac, Fitou, should all be around E2.50 a bottle. However if someone is driving, then limit them to one glass because the French police are very hot on drink driving.

i'm extremely hungry now!

Alison_Funnell

andygb wrote: »

So you are trying to tell us honestly, that you sat at a breakfast table and ate nothing, and then proceeded to go out until lunchtime (with hungry children), whereupon you then devour the said breakfast (which will now be in a pretty sorry state)?
Most sensible people agree that breakfast is the most important meal of the day.

Thank you for yet again doubting MY integrity. Now if you are so narrow minded as to think that everyone is dishonest, that simply highlights the baggage YOU bring to this discussion.

I haven't mentioned children as we had none with us at the time. Why should cheese and ham rolls be in any poorer state than had they been bought in supermarket, and carrying around for hours.

As for breakfast, I wouldn't dream of being arrogant enough to criticised anyone's eating pattens. Shift workers, those with disturbed sleeping patterns or the ill may not be able to or want to eat food at 7 am.