banana date nut bread

Banana Date Nut Bread

Banana bread is not a French trademark. I’m not really sure which culture banana bread arose out of, even if I do know it’s a classic here in America. What I also know is that a banana date nut bread like this can signify warmth, love, and comfort, which the world can use a good dose of during periods like this. It’s been more than 2 weeks since the Paris attacks on November 13th, and I feel like I’m finally able to talk about what happened and how I feel.

pain de mais

Pain de Mais (Cornbread)

Cornbread. Could there be anything more American? This national classic made me ponder whether the French eat anything close to cornbread, as I found cornmeal nonexistent in Paris’s markets. I’ve heard it exists in some of the smaller, international grocery stores there, but it’s definitely not a staple item in their markets’ baking aisles. The French just don’t seem to have the fascination with corn that Americans do.