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morning, when every French matriarch shops for the
freshest goods for the most important meal of the week,
Sunday afternoon. Her whole family will be gathered
around the table.
Shopping here is quite different from going to the
supermarket. You stand in line and wait your turn.
Unless you see others doing it, don't pick up the products.
You ask for
un
kilo of oranges (everything is metric:
le
kilo
and
les
grammes,
we can thank the French for this
particular invention) and let the merchant pick them out.
Some merchants now allow you to i ll your own plastic
bag directly from the display. But the more traditional guys
will be offended if you do. They know they can pick the
better ones.
Bring along a big canvas bag, a string bag or a
wheeled cart to hold your various items. Once you
become familiar with the way of doing things, you
can start comparing produce quality and prices among the
various sellers. You can establish good rapport with one or
two of them. Then the fun of discovering unique or rare
products and the day's best bargains begins.
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