Crepes

It’s hard for me to pick a favorite food, since I’ll basically eat any type of food you can come up with. However, right now, a big thing that I’m interested in in food is crepes. My first experience with crepes was on one random school day afternoon. My mom and I stopped at Big Y after my soccer practice to get dinner, and we picked up a package of premade crepes on a whim. That night after dinner I filled crepes with whipped cream, strawberries, and kiwis, and although that’s a pretty simple recipe, I thought it was great. Of course, there are things you can fill crepes with other than fruit and whipped cream. While these are good for dessert, I knew that a really popular type of crepe is one filled with ingredients that are meant more for a meal. This summer I was shopping in Greenwich when I came across a French crepe restaurant on Greenwich Avenue called Mĕli Mĕlo. A few people around town had actually mentioned it that day, saying it had good crepes for lunch. It looked like the perfect place to stop after hours of shopping, so I ordered a crepe with salmon, goat cheese, and some herbs and vegetables. This type of crepe was completely different than the sweet, fruity ones I was used to, and I wasn’t sure how I would like it. As it turned out, I could easily say the crepe that I tasted was one of my favorite foods, at least of the time being. It actually saddened me that I wasn’t hungry enough to try any more of the crepes. They had all different kinds- some vegetarian, some with other meats and fish. And while the Big Y crepes I bought were great for making simple fruit desserts at home, the restaurant’s version of crepes were rich and fluffy, and made a good filling meal. I know that many people make their own crepes at home, cooking the batter on the stove. I hope that someday soon I get around to trying this, and maybe making my own recreation of the salmon crepes I had over the summer. I’ll also have to make sure to revisit Mĕli Mĕlo in the future and continue to try all different kinds of crepes, one of my new favorite foods. – Hayley D