Went to the supermarket here today--not such an inspiring topic, you think. But wait. We bought a kilo of sea snails, and some grey shrimp so small you chew and eat the whole shrimp; and some filets of rouget, which is a small Mediterranean rock-fish with a strong taste when lightly fried; and a cheese from the Basque country, and a doughnut shaped dark bread that was plump, crusty and fresh from the oven--it weighed half a kilo; and a terrine de poulet and two different dried sausages, one from Italy, the other from Corsica. All of the above tastes we meant to sample, and did sample, at lunch in the sun on our balcony an hour later. In quantity the equivalent, perhaps, of a Big Mac, but the tasting experience was, let us say, different. Food shopping in France is not the same as at Shoprite or the A & P. I avoid the one but always try to share the other because it is a delight. To get physical for a moment, in France one walks the aisles already salivating. It doesn't stop till you are back in the car. Today, planning a different lunch, we ignored the table where cooks were preparing take-out dishes, although that is fun to watch, and bought no wine as our racks are full and we have no further place to put it. I did however spend 15 minutes in the wine section. While Peggy was filling the carriage with staples, I was looking over wine labels. It's a bit like browsing in a bookstore looking over the titles. I checked prices, tasted in my head wines I know, and also wines I have never tried. Writing this, remembering, I think: what a pleasant morning!
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