There are two big mar­kets a week in Nantes, and they are both very busy. French do love food after all.

Fruits and veg­eta­bles are not always cheaper than at the super­mar­ket but peo­ple have their “petites habi­tudes” (cus­toms) and they enjoy shop­ping at the same stalls weeks after weeks. They joke, taste the fruits, com­plain about the price and hap­pily bag a few pounds of this and that. So-and-so has the best meat, so-and-so has the fresh­est bread etc.

Mar­kets also reflect the diver­sity of France. While it is not as mul­ti­cul­tural than in Canada, you can now find a lot of foods and prod­ucts from North­ern Africa, Asian food as well as exotic spices.

You can fol­low our French trip here on Flickr: France (2010).

North African Spices

Fruits

Wine Test­ing

Home­made Jams

Apples	Goat Cheese with Spices
Can­taloup	Feta Quiches

Bread

Far aux Pruneaux Cakes

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2. French Bak­eries
3. French Cui­sine
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5. The Byward Market