So sorry to hear how, well, provincial Paris is with regard to certain veg. I live (part time) in the south of France in Valbonne… which I admit is a kind of international village with a famous (or infamous) greengrocer —- both gorgeous, fabulous and ridiculously expensive. In any case, they certainly sell corn on the cob during the s…
So sorry to hear how, well, provincial Paris is with regard to certain veg. I live (part time) in the south of France in Valbonne… which I admit is a kind of international village with a famous (or infamous) greengrocer —- both gorgeous, fabulous and ridiculously expensive. In any case, they certainly sell corn on the cob during the season. And the big Carrefours (supermarket) as well as some of the supermarkets in the villages around me (we don’t have one in Valbonne) now have “supermarket” sushi —. Freshly made at a visible food station. It’s a no brainier for the huge Carrefour in Antibes, which has an excellent fish department… lots of fresh whole fish and crustaceans for sale… If all this is not happening in Paris it is a shame — The south of France has always had it’s own cuisine— Provençal and heavily influenced by Italy and more recently, North Africa. Add to that the international residents in the area and you get a really exciting, open food community. As for mangoes: I buy them at the Portobello street market in London — Alfonse variety… most delish!
A friend lives in Gascony and sends me pictures in the summer of boxes and boxes of tomatoes at the market in Nérac that are €1/kilo because there are so many of them. I've asked why growers don't ship them to Paris but I think it's too difficult/costly?
So sorry to hear how, well, provincial Paris is with regard to certain veg. I live (part time) in the south of France in Valbonne… which I admit is a kind of international village with a famous (or infamous) greengrocer —- both gorgeous, fabulous and ridiculously expensive. In any case, they certainly sell corn on the cob during the season. And the big Carrefours (supermarket) as well as some of the supermarkets in the villages around me (we don’t have one in Valbonne) now have “supermarket” sushi —. Freshly made at a visible food station. It’s a no brainier for the huge Carrefour in Antibes, which has an excellent fish department… lots of fresh whole fish and crustaceans for sale… If all this is not happening in Paris it is a shame — The south of France has always had it’s own cuisine— Provençal and heavily influenced by Italy and more recently, North Africa. Add to that the international residents in the area and you get a really exciting, open food community. As for mangoes: I buy them at the Portobello street market in London — Alfonse variety… most delish!
A friend lives in Gascony and sends me pictures in the summer of boxes and boxes of tomatoes at the market in Nérac that are €1/kilo because there are so many of them. I've asked why growers don't ship them to Paris but I think it's too difficult/costly?