The Russian has landed
And now we are four. Three girls and one guy, a complete reversal of the male to female student ratio at school. The small proportion of females in the student body means that some workgroups have two females (out of five students in total) while others have none. Apparently every group with female members has a minimum of two to ensure their 'safety'. Hmmm. I hope my new housemate doesn't feel his safety threatened.
In other news, I still have yet to find baking powder in this country. A trip out to Carrefour this afternoon turned up 50 designs of bedroom slippers, 20 flavours of Lindt, 15 brands of mineral water, but still no baking powder. Surely those gateaux don't rise on their own?
posted by lecoqsportif @ 12:32 am
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Less gravity in France?
how does that explain how they *rise*?
Incidentally I just saw a packet of French baking soda in NTUC Fairprice. So I'm sure you'll discover something in time.
btw, have you checked out the French Twix yet? I'm telling you, they really taste great.
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not yet, i haven't had time between checking out different pastries at the neighbourhood patisserie and different breads at the boulangeries ...
baking powder is available at Tang Freres Paris but it comes in a very big tin. Ditto for bicarb of soda, as for cream of tartar, it is really hard to find. I was leafing through a French baking book, many recipes do not call for baking powder and rely on beaten egg whites a lot.
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