So,
My girlfriends dad is French and lives on a mountain, in a solar powered, natural source provided restored maison in the Cevennes. He has his young family there with him, and my partner and I make that our sole holiday destination each year. We fly out cheaply and hang out and help with some of the labouring, cooking and entertaining my girlfriends half brothers and sis.
Hes a quiet guy but he loves us and this time was our joint 30th birthdays. Wed told him having us stay was enough of a gift.
On the day, we hung out, went to the nearest cinema to see Jimmy P (great film btw) and ate some very Frenchified Vietnamese food. (Dijon vinaigrette)
The kitchen was open and the chef and I spoke a little after the meal. I saw that he had a cleaver and asked him for some advice re. choosing and sharpening. He claimed that this thing was Vietnamese, and that its best to just sharpen tip and heel and the middle takes care of itself.
Anyway, two days later my gfs dad tapped me on the shoulder and said Happy Birthday. In the Super U bag he gave me was the chefs cleaver. He had driven back to the restaurant and bought the thing direct from the chef.
Im still getting used to it, but the thing is incredibly sharp. Im still not convinced of its origin. Looks Chinese to me. Any idea?
http://s7.photobucket.com/user/joeblove/media/cleaver-1.jpg.html?sort=3&o=7
My girlfriends dad is French and lives on a mountain, in a solar powered, natural source provided restored maison in the Cevennes. He has his young family there with him, and my partner and I make that our sole holiday destination each year. We fly out cheaply and hang out and help with some of the labouring, cooking and entertaining my girlfriends half brothers and sis.
Hes a quiet guy but he loves us and this time was our joint 30th birthdays. Wed told him having us stay was enough of a gift.
On the day, we hung out, went to the nearest cinema to see Jimmy P (great film btw) and ate some very Frenchified Vietnamese food. (Dijon vinaigrette)
The kitchen was open and the chef and I spoke a little after the meal. I saw that he had a cleaver and asked him for some advice re. choosing and sharpening. He claimed that this thing was Vietnamese, and that its best to just sharpen tip and heel and the middle takes care of itself.
Anyway, two days later my gfs dad tapped me on the shoulder and said Happy Birthday. In the Super U bag he gave me was the chefs cleaver. He had driven back to the restaurant and bought the thing direct from the chef.
Im still getting used to it, but the thing is incredibly sharp. Im still not convinced of its origin. Looks Chinese to me. Any idea?
http://s7.photobucket.com/user/joeblove/media/cleaver-1.jpg.html?sort=3&o=7