so I was in France. restaurant option I cant understand

corkgsxr

I ordered a cheese and bacon burger. Was asked do I want it medium or well done.

As I happened they sent it out wrong, I got a medium. And it looked flashed both sides and lofted out. Not almost cooked, properly red.

Now id eat a steak medium no problem. But as far I know steak is fine flashed, but any minced or ground meat has to be fully cooked.

Am I wrong or whats the story.

Crea

If it's freshly minced specifically for the meal then it doesn't have to be fully cooked eg: steak tartar.
The French like their meat bloody. The will serve pork and chicken pink.

Captain Havoc

One thing about ordering food in France is that you need to go up a level, I worked in France and this was a common occurrence until I noticed that it was only English people complaining that their steaks were under-cooked, so I told the lads to up it one for "les rosbifs". Basically, if you want well done ask for very well done, medium ask for well done and rare ask for medium. Where I currently work, we ask people how they want their burgers done.

KTRIC

You didn't order a Royale with cheese by any chance ??

Augmerson

KTRIC wrote: »

You didn't order a Royale with cheese by any chance ??

Beat me to it. **** sake.

awec

Mince is fine to be red so long as it's good quality beef that's being minced and it was done recently (not long before being served).

Mince you buy from the supermarket obviously needs to be cooked throughout as it can be sitting a while between being minced and being sold, and also supermarkets tend to mince the beef that has been sitting for a while and may be more difficult to sell as a burger / steak.

Dr Robotnik

It's to do with the metric system or something.

corkgsxr

Crea wrote: »

If it's freshly minced specifically for the meal then it doesn't have to be fully cooked eg: steak tartar.
The French like their meat bloody. The will serve pork and chicken pink.

No id be amazed if it was just minced. Looks like frozen type.

Nino Brown

That's pretty standard in the US too, they always ask if you want your burger medium or well done. I like red in the middle.

awec

Nino Brown wrote: »

That's pretty standard in the US too, they always ask if you want your burger medium or well done. I like red in the middle.

Speciality burger restaurants will ask you here as well.

Mint Sauce

Captain Havoc wrote: »

One thing about ordering food in France is that you need to go up a level, I worked in France and this was a common occurrence until I noticed that it was only English people complaining that their steaks were under-cooked, so I told the lads to up it one for "les rosbifs". Basically, if you want well done ask for very well done, medium ask for well done and rare ask for medium. Where I currently work, we ask people how they want their burgers done.

I learnt this about the steaks after my first night in France.

awec

corkgsxr wrote: »

No id be amazed if it was just minced. Looks like frozen type.

How can you tell from looking at it? Mince is mince.

krudler

Dr Robotnik wrote: »

It's to do with the metric system or something.

Check out the big brain on Dr Robotnik

Toto Wolfcastle

Love a medium burger. I ordered one medium recently in Ireland and it came out well done though.

biko

A royal avec some freedom frites, sil vou plates

kylith

I love how the French cook their meat. You get a proper blue steak there. Nomnomnom.

Fratton Fred

biko wrote: »

A royal avec some freedom frites, sil vou plates

Mange tout biko, mange tout.

Fratton Fred

Crea wrote: »

If it's freshly minced specifically for the meal then it doesn't have to be fully cooked eg: steak tartar

Steak tartar, or in English "mince we can't be arsed to cook".

zetalambda

Captain Havoc wrote: »

One thing about ordering food in France is that you need to go up a level, I worked in France and this was a common occurrence until I noticed that it was only English people complaining that their steaks were under-cooked, so I told the lads to up it one for "les rosbifs". Basically, if you want well done ask for very well done, medium ask for well done and rare ask for medium. Where I currently work, we ask people how they want their burgers done.

What happens if you ask for rare? Does it come out raw?

corkgsxr

awec wrote: »

How can you tell from looking at it? Mince is mince.

Its not handmade too flat too round.

For Forks Sake

zetalambda wrote: »

What happens if you ask for rare? Does it come out raw?

It walks from the kitchen to your table under its own steam.

Stinicker

Mr. Bean fell foul of this once also

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jquWO-0VkII

Cantremember

KTRIC wrote: »

You didn't order a Royale with cheese by any chance ??

Ah **** off ya thanks ho

SamAK

First world problems, aw bless!

I prefer 'Le Big Mac'

Sir Arthur Daley

French fries in France are just called fries, caused awful confusion in my last caravan holiday.

WilyCoyote

We go to a fairly classy :rolleyes: burger joint once in a while. The choices are: PINK, MEDIUM or WELL DONE.

crockholm

Go to France-the country with the best cuisine in the World and order a burger.I'm okay with any outcome here

Jesus Wept

Captain Havoc wrote: »

One thing about ordering food in France is that you need to go up a level, I worked in France and this was a common occurrence until I noticed that it was only English people complaining that their steaks were under-cooked, so I told the lads to up it one for "les rosbifs". Basically, if you want well done ask for very well done, medium ask for well done and rare ask for medium. Where I currently work, we ask people how they want their burgers done.

Really this just illustrates that they don't know what they are doing, medium, well done, blue etc, are not judgement calls. You don't up it, you just either do it or you don't.

tl;dr: **** France.

Sir Arthur Daley

Steak is awful cheap in France.

debabyjesus

crockholm wrote: »

Go to France-the country with the best cuisine in the World

Not even close.

Sir Gallagher

debabyjesus wrote: »

Not even close.

Ooh that makes you sound all mysterious and well travelled...

Captain Havoc

zetalambda wrote: »

What happens if you ask for rare? Does it come out raw?

Blue

The Backwards Man

I had a burger and chips at a motorway services outside Lille once.

They never asked me how I wanted it cooked, at least I don't think they did, it took me long enough to convey 'Je voudrais avec le bap'

mad muffin

Fûck France. Land of the frogs legs, snails and mayonnaise with chips :rolleyes:

Was there once, ordered a calzone pizza. Cut into it looks at the the knife and wonder why it had some kind of clear ooze on it?

Cut a bit more and discover a raw egg in the middle. For fùcks sake, why ruin a perfectly good pizza with that shît :mad:

Can't stand those snooty surrender monkeys.

playedalive

I lived within a French family once on a language exchange in France (Nice) and they slagged me for liking my meat 'well done'. Told me it destroyed good meat. So I ended up trying it their way. It was weird but I ate it. Cultural assimilation ftw.

One thing I could never get was having cheese and bread as a dessert. Found it far too heavy at times. I'm just happy with a coffee.

corkgsxr

crockholm wrote: »

Go to France-the country with the best cuisine in the World and order a burger.I'm okay with any outcome here

One meal in 3-4 days. Grow up.

debabyjesus wrote: »

Not even close.

Id agree alot wouldn't be too my taste. And im not picky