It was our third visit to the now-suburb of Saint-Denis, the first two to see the famous cathedral--the first Gothic--and the royal necropolis there. This third visit was to see the market of Saint-Denis. We'd caught a glimpse in 2021, just as everything was closing, and made a note to come back. It is by far the largest complex of markets we have seen in the greater Paris area, much of it outside, and much of it in one of the largest indoor food markets we have seen anywhere. Quite a spectacle, especially on a weekend morning. The Metro ride was long and crowded and included the stop at the Puces of St. Ouen, so there were many bargain-hunters aboard.
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In the large forecourt, mostly clothing and household |
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The giant food hall; about the size of a city train station |
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Now on the left side, still more clothing, accessories, household, crap |
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Padded girdle department; also bicycle pants? |
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Unusual underwear department |
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Vinyl table covers |
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Now the other long outside corridor |
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Paper towel department |
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Now inside the vast food hall, right aisle |
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Your guess is as good as mine; actually there was quite a bit of nourriture we did not recognize |
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Spice store enclosed in plastic wrap; you do transactions through the black hole; a COVID remnant? theft prevention? preservation of product? |
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Among the many seafood stands |
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Obligatory porky pix |
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Now in the central aisle; nave? |
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Among the olive stands |
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Ever more fish |
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I should have made a video...they were crawling all over each other |
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And on the left aisle |
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Immortality, €3 for 30g |
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No extra charge for head and neck |
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Sliced eel |
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International department; the whole market is pretty international |
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Veal tongue, anyone? |
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"Save the liver!" as Julia Child famously said |
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A whole wall of legumes |
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And back again outside in the forecourt, en route to the cathedral |
1 comment:
Oh, yum! What a gastronomic experience! Mystery meat might have been rabbits?
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