Yes, today I am writing about the wide, wonderful world of crepes.
Crepes are a delicious food from Brittany, a region of France. Not only does this food hail from France, but it is actually quite French: elitist, aloof, airy, and sometimes fruity.[1]
I digress, though. I think that is quite enough about all of that word/food etymology and the like!
Crepes are a type of thin pancake: a very, very thin pancake. Sometimes, they are so very, very thin, they actually resemble a flour tortilla more than a delicious pancake. People sometimes eat crepes plain, but usually they come with something on them. The most popular way to eat them is as a "sweet crepe", usually with fruit or a fruit spread on them (or caramel). Another popular way to eat a crepe includes putting meat on them/in them/around them.
Now that I've explained to the ignorant masses what a crepe is, on to the true purpose of this blog: a dining experience. I'm going to set aside the rest of this entry to discuss a particular crepe I found enjoyable: a chicken, tomato, and cheese crepe from Mina's Crepes in Towson Town Center.
Mina's Crepes is still kinda the "new kid on the block" (no relation to Donny Wahlberg's music group) at Towson Town Center, but that means nothing in the scheme of things. Mina's might be new, but they are 100% delicious and awesome.
Mina's serves very tasty, very, very thin crepes, which they make to order. You can order them with a variety of delicious accouterments, including both sweet things and meat things.
I went to Mina's last Sunday with my PIFC. We both ordered different things, and both were amazingly delicious. I got my crepe with chicken, tomato, and cheddar cheese on it. When I bit into it, it was like a tasty little bundle of salty joy. It was especially good accompanied by whatever honey mustard they use there.
The crepe itself was soft and tender, not too chewy or tough. While I had a little difficulty cutting it with a plastic knife, that had no real bearing on how good it was. The chicken was some of the best chicken I've had as a filling in anything I've ever ordered that had chicken as a filling, and the tomatoes were crisp and fresh. The cheese was perfectly melted: with each bite, strings of cheese fell from my mouth, down to the plate below.
My PIFC ordered a sweet crepe which contained caramel, granola, and strawberries. It looked like an adorable little breakfast-y pocket of goodness. In addition to the delicious caramel inside, some more caramel was drizzled across the top of the finished crepe, which made it glisten with sugary delight.
In her own words, "the strawberries were really fresh, and the granola gave a nice, crunchy contrast to the strawberries". That sounds delicious, and I really wish I'd tried it now.
Not only was the food delicious, but the staff at this eatery was particularly friendly and helpful. Everybody behind the counter seemed to genuinely be happy that we were there, and were just as friendly to the other customers that came before and after us.
In addition to the friendly staff, and delicious food, the prices were absolutely fantastic. A crepe costs $2.39, and any meat is $1.00 to add to it. Tomatoes and cheese were $0.50 each. The fresh fruit seemed to follow the pricing of meat at $1.00, and granola and other similar items were like the tomato and cheese: $0.50. My PIFC and I ate for about $13, which included our crepes, a bottle of water, and a medium fountain soda. These days, I don't think you could even pull that off that cheap of a meal at McDonalds, and the quality of the food at Mina's is a thousand times better!
Mina's might be the best thing in the mall (which, admittedly, isn't hard to do).
1. You know, the word "crepe" is even a French word, now that I think about it.
Crepes are a delicious food from Brittany, a region of France. Not only does this food hail from France, but it is actually quite French: elitist, aloof, airy, and sometimes fruity.[1]
I digress, though. I think that is quite enough about all of that word/food etymology and the like!
Crepes are a type of thin pancake: a very, very thin pancake. Sometimes, they are so very, very thin, they actually resemble a flour tortilla more than a delicious pancake. People sometimes eat crepes plain, but usually they come with something on them. The most popular way to eat them is as a "sweet crepe", usually with fruit or a fruit spread on them (or caramel). Another popular way to eat a crepe includes putting meat on them/in them/around them.
Now that I've explained to the ignorant masses what a crepe is, on to the true purpose of this blog: a dining experience. I'm going to set aside the rest of this entry to discuss a particular crepe I found enjoyable: a chicken, tomato, and cheese crepe from Mina's Crepes in Towson Town Center.
Mina's Crepes is still kinda the "new kid on the block" (no relation to Donny Wahlberg's music group) at Towson Town Center, but that means nothing in the scheme of things. Mina's might be new, but they are 100% delicious and awesome.
Mina's serves very tasty, very, very thin crepes, which they make to order. You can order them with a variety of delicious accouterments, including both sweet things and meat things.
I went to Mina's last Sunday with my PIFC. We both ordered different things, and both were amazingly delicious. I got my crepe with chicken, tomato, and cheddar cheese on it. When I bit into it, it was like a tasty little bundle of salty joy. It was especially good accompanied by whatever honey mustard they use there.
The crepe itself was soft and tender, not too chewy or tough. While I had a little difficulty cutting it with a plastic knife, that had no real bearing on how good it was. The chicken was some of the best chicken I've had as a filling in anything I've ever ordered that had chicken as a filling, and the tomatoes were crisp and fresh. The cheese was perfectly melted: with each bite, strings of cheese fell from my mouth, down to the plate below.
My PIFC ordered a sweet crepe which contained caramel, granola, and strawberries. It looked like an adorable little breakfast-y pocket of goodness. In addition to the delicious caramel inside, some more caramel was drizzled across the top of the finished crepe, which made it glisten with sugary delight.
In her own words, "the strawberries were really fresh, and the granola gave a nice, crunchy contrast to the strawberries". That sounds delicious, and I really wish I'd tried it now.
Not only was the food delicious, but the staff at this eatery was particularly friendly and helpful. Everybody behind the counter seemed to genuinely be happy that we were there, and were just as friendly to the other customers that came before and after us.
In addition to the friendly staff, and delicious food, the prices were absolutely fantastic. A crepe costs $2.39, and any meat is $1.00 to add to it. Tomatoes and cheese were $0.50 each. The fresh fruit seemed to follow the pricing of meat at $1.00, and granola and other similar items were like the tomato and cheese: $0.50. My PIFC and I ate for about $13, which included our crepes, a bottle of water, and a medium fountain soda. These days, I don't think you could even pull that off that cheap of a meal at McDonalds, and the quality of the food at Mina's is a thousand times better!
Mina's might be the best thing in the mall (which, admittedly, isn't hard to do).
1. You know, the word "crepe" is even a French word, now that I think about it.
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