[Leica] PESO: food shopping in France

[imra at iol.ie (Douglas Barry)]

Good to get a flavour of French markets again, Nathan.
I see La Belle France is only catching up with Ireland some 14 years later: 
we taxed thin plastic bags out of existence in 2002.

Douglas

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From: "Nathan Wajsman" <photo at frozenlight.eu>
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Subject: [Leica] PESO: food shopping in France


>I am still working through a backlog of images from the past couple of 
>weeks, not least from our family reunion in France two weeks ago?those are 
>priority since the rest of the family are waiting :-) But I am making 
>progress and have now reached the last day in Le Mans. I put these three 
>images on Facebook and decided to share them here too because I think they 
>tell a story about life in Le Mans as it relates to food, ecology, etc., in 
>a good way.
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> On the morning of our last day in Le Mans I accompanied my cousin Francis 
> and his lovely wife V?ronique to the local food market on the square in 
> front of the city?s cathedral. It is open six days a week, from about 8 
> a.m. until lunchtime. Most of the food is grown in the local area, with 
> the obvious exception of bananas and citrus fruits and similar things that 
> do not grow  in northern France.
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> I always say that the genius of French cooking is not the fancy stuff, but 
> the attention and care lavished on the most basic ingredients. Francis 
> examined several vegetable stalls before he decided where to buy the 
> lettuce:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/belgiangator/misc/20160717-_DSF1440.jpg.html
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> The deal is about to be concluded:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/belgiangator/misc/20160717-_DSF1442.jpg.html
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> After some more shopping, Francis and V?ronique are waiting for the tram 
> with their purchases. There is very little parking near the market, so 
> most people use the excellent public transport to get there. Also, notice 
> the roll-on bag. Plastic bags for groceries are now banned in France, so 
> it is essential to bring your own. This is sustainable food shopping in 
> every sense of the word:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/belgiangator/misc/20160717-_DSF1448.jpg.html
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> I cannot claim to be this virtuous in my own food shopping here in Spain, 
> but I have become a big believer in local produce, and since by law the 
> origin of all products must be clearly stated, it is easy for me to do so. 
> So when I am buying, say, a red pepper, I can see not only that it was 
> grown in Spain but often also in which part of the Spain. Many 
> supermarkets have a specific section for produce from our own province of 
> Alicante. And I no longer buy fruit and veg that has been shipped from the 
> southern hemisphere. If something is not in season here, that?s fine?I can 
> wait.
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> (Much) more to come!
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> Cheers,
> Nathan
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> Nathan Wajsman
> Alicante, Spain
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