Strictly speaking, this isn't the five best things I've eaten this week. I've been away and I haven't had time to write the blog along the way...
DANISH PASTRIES
My view of Danish pastries is that I don't like them. But apparently, that's British Danish pastries. In Denmark, they are completely different to the heavy, lardy-textured, sugar-slobbered slabs that turn up as a 'treat' at early-morning meetings. In Denmark, they are light, airy, flaky and smaller, with a discernibly fruity filling and a light drizzle of icing. perfect for breakfast.

GAZPACHO
Tangy and refreshing, this Spanish cold soup made with tomatoes, peppers and cucumber is perfect for summer lunches. Mine has come from a carton this week, although I have made it in the past. I bought it in a French supermarket and it's by Alvalle, the bestselling gazpacho in Spain apparently.
Make your own gazpacho

SMOKED GOAT'S CHEESE WITH CARAWAY SEEDS
Three of my favourite flavours in one: stinky goat, pungent smoke and medicinal caraway. I spread this on my crispbread aboard a DFDS ferry to Denmark (on a trip to Copenhagen which you can read about soon). It was low-fat, pure white and utterly irresistible.

COFFEE ECLAIR
A proper French éclair from a proper French pâtisserie. On holiday in Reims, we almost went for the 'divorcé' - a coffee-iced choux bun and a chocolate-iced choux bun stuck together with a blob of whipped cream, but decided the halves weren't big enough. Light as a cloud, freshly baked and the right balance of coffee.

Why not knit an éclair? (Yes, you read that correctly)

ST MARCELLIN CHEESE
We added this to our French supermarket trolley as we headed for the Channel. It's a little round of cheese in a shallow terracotta dish, from the Rhones-Alpes region. It has a rich, winey flavour and was easily the stinkiest of the (many) we brought home.
St Marcellin is available from Waitrose, I'm delighted to report.

MONACO
Yes, I can't count and this is number six. We thought this was a French beer as it was in the beers section of the menu. However, a pint of pink liquid arrived, was sipped curiously, then enquiries were made. So now we know: a Monaco is a French summer drink, like a shandy but with a dash of grenadine!

The five best things I ate last time

What have you enjoyed eating or drinking this week?