It's Always Better With Beurre

Radishes are in the box this week, so it is fitting that groundbreaking results of the exhaustive radish study be released to the general public.  I scoped, both Ventura and Ojai, for French experts on the French Breakfast Radish.  It was not difficult to find French experts; the French are easily experts on most things, but particularly good on food.  9 out of 10 French people interviewed for this scientific, unbiased survey preferred to eat the radish with butter. Amazing!

Here's a look at the survey.

1. Do you prefer French Breakfast Radish au beurre as opposed to the Chinese White Radish with butter?  9 out of 10 said Yes
2. Do you prefer salted butter or French sweet cream butter with radish? 9 out of 10 prefer the latter. Salted butter is for the unsophisticated.
3. Do you prefer your radish dipped whole and crudely into butter or cut into fancy french shapes such as "the rosette" and eaten with great pleasure.  Surprisingly again 9 out of 10 French people would rather eat beautiful French radish with butter and with great pleasure.
4. When did you start eating radish au beurre?  10 out of 10 declared not to understand the question, asked if I was "ignorant", and retorted that the French have eaten radish au beurre " even in utero" (which turns out is also a french word).
   

Lastly, I leave you with a famous French saying:

 

à bon radis, point d’enseigne

the reputation of a good thing precedes it 

(lit.: not need to explain a good radish; what is good needs no recommendation)

A simple recipe:

French Breakfast Radish au Beurre

Grate radishes

Whip sweet cream butter in a food processor

Combine radishes with butter

Add salt to taste

Spread on fresh baguette

oooh la la, la la ...