Comments on: Sandwich de Merguez: French Street-Food at its Best – A Podcast

By: You Can Keep Your Hot Dogs: Make Mine A Choripan | We Are Never Full

You Can Keep Your Hot Dogs: Make Mine A Choripan | We Are Never Full — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:15:04 +0000

[...] can actually be both safe for human consumption and, in some cases, a delicacy. You may remember our merguez frites sandwich of last year, which was not just the best street food we’d ever had, but right up there with the finest [...]

By: Annie Venter

Annie Venter — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 14:07:08 +0000

Thirty years ago we lived in France (Toulon) for a year – I was 9 years old. I went to a small South African school (Daphne) where we had one french boy attending called Eve.
I shall never forget the croissants (Nautilus Hotel in Toulon) and the merquez sausages sold by vendors. In those years they used to take a french loaf and cut it into large pieces, cut it open and either fill it with ham and mustard or merquez, as ordered. (Memory failure – some salsa with the merquez?). NO FRENCH FRIES.

And LASTLY, but not the least, these treats were then TOASTED in a Grill Press (Machine), before it was wrapped in paper and handed over. Hot, Steamy, Crispy, Tasty and Spicy!! I get tearfull just remembering.

If at all possible, please e-mail me a Genuine FRENCH croissant and a DETAILED genuine Merquez recipe so that I can try to duplicate a nostalgic moment here in my home in South Africa. Our Croissants CANNOT MATCH THE MEMORY and I have never eaten a merquez sauage again. I have not been able to buy it anywhere, so I will have to make it myself.

My e-mail address is av.anniev@gmail.com

Thank You

By: admin

admin — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 16:38:59 +0000

Hi, Soraya! Thanks so much for commenting on this “oldie but goodie” – it’s bringing back great memories – we often don’t look back at old posts, but we need to more often. Also thank you for your great comment!

Now, let’s really get down to business here, Soraya… you’ve got a great merguez recipe, huh? Is it really your secret? wouldn’t you LOVE to give a new years present to us? Kidding – no pressure, but if you’re interested in sharing, feel free to email it to us at seppysills@yahoo.com. we’d love to give it a try (when we can ever get our hands on lamb casings… oh i’m salivating now).

please visit us again… and again!! merci, merci!

amy and jonny

By: Soraya

Soraya — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 03:48:01 +0000

Yummy!! looks pretty authentic! congratulations!! I am originally from Algeria and I make my own Merguez sausages. I got my secret recipe from a friend that got it from another friend that got it from a butcher in a busy market in Algiers, people come from all over town for his famous Merguez. My husband says that my homemade Merguez is not as good as the one from this butcher but people here are crazy about my Merguez (and my kids too). Ok, your picture here got me all decided to go downtown to get some fresh lamb casings.
I looooove cooking as well. You website is fantastic.
Merci!!

By: DrZibbs

DrZibbs — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 22:37:10 +0000

Looks great!

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Fri, 03 Oct 2008 20:24:30 +0000

[...] lips is a lifetime on the hips”. If I did I’d be much thinner and this blog would not exist, [...]

By: Cajun Boudin from CajunGrocer.com: A Fat-Tastic Delicious Time | We Are Never Full

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 15:04:52 +0000

[...] SANDWICH DE MERGUEZ (BAGUETTE FILLED WITH MERGUEZ SAUSAGE, FRENCH FRIES AND FRIED LEEKS) [...]

By: emiglia

emiglia — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 11:16:30 +0000

I’ve just come back to Paris after a summer in Paziols (an hour from Carcassonne) where I spent a great deal of time eating exactly these sandwiches. From Bastille Day to neighborly block-party-esque grillades to parties in the town square, merguez sandwiches are everywhere. Looks like you’ve done a pretty good job of recreating it! Love the blog btw…

By: Drink of the Month June: Pastis | We Are Never Full

Drink of the Month June: Pastis | We Are Never Full — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:20:34 +0000

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By: diva

diva — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 23:32:34 +0000

oh that’s the ultimate chip bap!
leeks sure are the amazing bit and those sausages look fantastic — awesome grill marks.