one very small pleasure about being in france is the fact that quail eggs are sold in most supermarkets. they are perfect, hard boiled, as part of an appetizer plate, and my son craves them. but mostly what they do is add their dappled beauty to a simple collation laid out on a table on a tile terrace near the end of the day. They take a small amount of effort to open, as the evening’s conversation gets underway. They are a reminder that in france the aesthetics and the mood of a meal are to  be given as much consideration as the flavors of the ingredients.

quail egg

saint paul, minnesota

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