Duhesme Exquis Traiteur

Nous sommes tombes dessus tout à fait par hasard et avns decide d’opter pour le menu le plus cher (8.50 euros) qui comprend entrée+plat+dessert + boisson. Service tres rapide, agreable, rien à redire. Specialiste des rouleaux de printemps je dois dire que celui que j’ai pris en entrée etait «parfait» car extremement frais et tres garni.
Adresse à recommander.

I liked finding an Asian eatery, even though they were serving late night, steam table fare. Sometimes, when hungry, you don’t want to wait.
It was all very pretty and enticing, but the flavors were pretty tame. I might have been spoiled living near Vietnamese communities in Southern California where most patrons are other Vietnamese and desire the spicy, pungent flavorings of home.
DET isn’t bad — just mellow.

Out of the month I spent in Paris, I ate here every night for 2.5 weeks. My budget really only allowed extravagant lunches and my dinner budget was tight. I’d even have leftovers for breakfast from this, when I needed to stretch it out. Otherwise, I was cramming my face with heart explosive butter laden pastries
So, check it out. The owner is a kind and patient Vietnamese woman that immigrated to France during the Vietnam War. How we managed to communicate beats me, I was literally reduced to caveman grunts and sign language overtaken with intimidation. It’s the same concept as a hot wok, except it’s a cold wok. They present everything to you in the same manner, all pretty food in hotel pans behind a clear refrigerated glass case. You tell them how much you want, they put it in clear PLASTIC (you hear that America, not Styrofoam, plastic) take-​out containers, heat it up in the zapper and off you go. How the hell they can put this into the microwave and have it still retain its fried crispiness is a damn mystery.
They call Pot stickers raviolis, except these were much lighter and fluffier. The filling not at all greasy and didn’t leave a rock in your stomach. The egg rolls are Imperials and they too retained that crunch after being zapped. It was a perfect meat to veg ratio and not skimping out by shoving a bunch of random veg inside. Then there was some Poulet du Caramel, which is like… uhh…peking chicken? Good rice. Once, the boy I met in Paris and I both ate aforementioned meal for under 10 euros. And were both stuffed to the gills. Every other night I went into the neighborhood wine shop, bought a bottle of wine and then walked across the street to the Traiteur.
The Vietnamese woman started to recognize me and she’d smile when I walked in and gave an enthusiastic greeting. She didn’t need to ask anymore if I wanted her to warm my food up. She started throwing in free pot stickers and egg rolls. Then she started giving me samples to munch on while I waited in line! It was this small touch of home I created out of the neighborhood to prevent me from becoming homesick, it helps that I’m a jolly chubchub. «Hey fat girl, come here are you ticklish?»

«Duhesme Exquis «est un traiteur asiatique, qui porte vraiment bien son nom. C’est probablement l’un des meilleurs dans ce quartier du 18ème arrondissement. Situé presqu’au niveau de la rue du Poteau, il est très facile à trouver, même s’il se trouve un peu en retrait. Ouvert tous les jours de la semaine, vous pouvez manger sur place, ou acheter à emporter.
Certes, le magasin est tout petit mais il propose un large choix. Les fritures sont excellentes, notamment les nems et les samossas. Les rouleaux de printemps sont d’une fraîcheur irréprochable, tout comme le reste de la carte. Côté prix, on s’y retrouve aussi et l’accueil au «Duhesme Exquis «est toujours très agréable. Une petite adresse sympa !