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Taste Test – Universal Yums (France)

May 19, 2020 Joseph Candora Europe, France, Taste Test, Universal Yums

Universal Yums for the month are from France. We have high hopes for their snacks being such a foodie nation lets see:

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Jacquot Almond Truffles – delicious almond flavored truffles Alex-8 Joe-10

Bret’s Aux Cepes – unusual mushroom flavored chips Not much mushroom flavor but not bad Alex-5 Joe-7

Cemoi Dark chocolate with Sea Salt Crystals – a great tasting dark chocolate Alex-7 Joe-10

Cemoi Mango & Sichuan Pepper Dark Chocolate – a tangy peppery chocolate not Alex’s favorite 🙁 Alex-2 Joe-8

Bret’s Au Forage du Jura – Cheese flavored potato chips alex-7 Joe-8

Sibell Chips Craquantes Moutarde Miel – Honey mustard potato chips Alex-8 Joe-7

C’Tro Bon Sables Cacao – Chocolate cookies with hazelnut cream – delicious chocolate cookies the hazelnut flavor is the only thing keeping it from a ten for me. Alex-9 Joe-9

Sibell Tube a Grignoter Fromage – cheese flavored tube snacks Alex-7 Joe-8

Sibell Chips Saveur Vinaigre – Vinegar potato chips Alex-4 Joe-8

Les Sables de La Mere Poulard – butter biscuits somewhat like shortbread cookies Alex-7 Joe-8

La Mere Poulard Cookie Pomme-Caramel – Apple caramel butter biscuit Alex-8 Joe-8

Moelleux Fourre Abricot – Sponge cake with apricot filling Alex-6 Joe-5

Raspberry Mini Roll – sponge cake with raspberry filling Alex-6 Joe-6

Truffles Bar by Mathez – cocoa dusted truffles yummy Alex-8 Joe-10

Tetes Brûlées Gout Cola – cola flavored bar Alex-7 Joe-4

Caramels con Fleur de Sel – salted caramels excellent if you like caramel Alex-6 Joe-9

Tetes Brulees – Tropical peach tea and cola flavored chews with sour filling. I love sour flavors so the peach tea was excellent but I did not care for the cola flavor Alex-4 Joe-8

Truffes Fantaisie – cocoa dusted truffles with hazelnut Alex-9 Joe-10

Truffes Fantaisie – cocoa dusted truffles with raspberry macaron chips, another truffle and also excellent Alex-9 Joe-9

Fraisoo Bool – Chewy strawberry candies Alex-6 Joe-6

A big difference between Alex and I this month as far as I am concerned this may be my favorite box so far.

Alex 6.65 out of 10
Joe 7.90 out of 10

Pointe du Hoc – Normandy, France

November 6, 2017 Joseph Candora Destinations, Europe, France, Historic Sites, Travel

Pointe du Hoc was the defensive position held by 200 German troops and six 155 mm cannons. The cliffs surrounding the point ranged from 85 to 100 feet. US Army rangers under the command of Lt. Colonel James Earl Rudder were tasked with the objective to take the point and take out the guns which had visibility to Omaha and Utah Beaches.

The site was heavily bombed since May 1944 but greatly intensified the days before the invasion. The craters are still very visible and the ground is reminiscent of a piece of Swiss cheese. Seventy years on from the battle a visit can still can you a sense of what the Germans felt during the bombardment and how the American rangers braved scaled the cliffs into the teeth of the enemy. Rudder’s rangers held their captured position for several days before they could be reinforced and suffered 70% causalities in the process.
With the exception of the French built memorial sitting on top of a German bunker the site remains much as the rangers left it. Commanding views and a real sense of what the terrain offered to both sides make this a must stop if you are visiting Normandy.

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