This market was in Lyon but we think of all the wonderful markets we've been to and could taste the sausage.
Some of the wonderful meats we had and especially remembering that rack of lamb that was roasted on an open fire right beside us....to die for!
And all the wonderful cheese boards we've been offered. Probably our most memorable was about 100 selections to choose from and we were told the 30 or so on the left side were all "goat". That's when we learned Roquefort was a cheese from goat.
And many simple picnics of wine, cheese, and fruit. In our first time in Paris in 1972, we would buy a baguette for 12 cents, a round of camembert was 60 cents , a bottle of wine was 20 cents, and we'd get a peach, apple, or some grapes. I forget the exact price but I calculated lunch was just about one dollar CDN.
My favourite part was when Jacques ordered a "tomato tartare" and waxed poetic on how the best foods are the most simple and the most fresh. Among my best food experiences in the world were when we were camping in Penticton and dinner was often freshly picked corn on the cob and tomatoes...and of course, cherries. We always went in July so cherries were in season and I ate them all day long!
