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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2009 16:06:27 GMT
Today, I enjoyed walking through the street market of rue Montmartre, starting right at the base of Saint Eustache church. Even though the very nice Montorgueil market street is just a few steps away, this is not at all the same thing. This is what I admired on a Sunday morning in late August 2009. Seafood is a major interest of mine. The fruit and vegetable vendors are also irresistible. To me, at least. How about some girolles mushrooms to sautée? Cheese is necessary in any French home. I didn't pay much attention to the butchers today, but the roasted chickens always look nice. Maybe some pasta and other Italian items? Don't forget the flowers. Goodbye, rue Montmartre! See you soon!
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Post by gyllenhaalic on Aug 23, 2009 16:33:56 GMT
Gorgeous! Bonjour, rue Montmartre! See you in 24 days!
What are the beige things in the picture before the *slurp* chickens?
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Post by bixaorellana on Aug 23, 2009 17:10:25 GMT
Oh my gosh ~~ *weep* ~~ THE FIGS!!! Sorry, the entire thread is gorgeous, but the plump purple beauties brought me to my knees. What fun to see such beautiful foodstuffs, many of which are pretty much unavailable here, such as the dark green zucchini and the beautiful sweet potatoes. What kind of seasoning is used to boil the shrimp? Are they really only 2 euros a kilo? Surely not! Speaking of money, I see cheese is not cheap even in France. My god, the variety! I just love the way those stripedy little melons look. What are the flattened peach-looking things next to the figs? It's been ages since I feasted my eyes on goldenrod and bachelor buttons -- so pretty. Thanks!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2009 17:13:38 GMT
What kind of seasoning is used to boil the shrimp? Are they really only 2 euros a kilo? The shrimp are sneakily priced at 2€ per 100 grams.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2009 17:14:38 GMT
What are the beige things in the picture before the *slurp* chickens? Before the chickens are various cheeses.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2009 17:16:36 GMT
I don't know what those flattened things are. Don't make me go back there; it is such a smelly ordeal.
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Post by bjd on Aug 23, 2009 19:31:53 GMT
The flat peach things are a variety of peach called Paraguayo. I discovered them for the first time this year. They are really tasty and sweet.
The "gray things" were most likely different kinds of goats milk cheese. And the jars of cherry jam in one of the cheese pictures are jars of black cherry jam eaten with sheeps milk cheese from the Pyrenees.
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Post by JohnS on Aug 23, 2009 20:02:19 GMT
I need some of that cheese. Do they sell wine on that street?
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Post by spindrift on Aug 23, 2009 21:19:08 GMT
And I'm lusting for a roast chicken
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Post by lagatta on Aug 23, 2009 21:54:21 GMT
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Post by imec on Aug 24, 2009 0:52:26 GMT
Wow! All of this is tantalizing - it was the figs that got me too though.
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Post by bixaorellana on Aug 24, 2009 1:35:59 GMT
Thank you, Bjd. It would be cruel indeed if the paraguayos weren't tasty -- their looks fairly yell, "succulent!" Oh, and thanks also for that intriguing detail about the cherry jam.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2009 1:49:43 GMT
Splendid pics,everything looks so lush and fresh. I am curious about the shrimp as well,do they use a spicy type of boil? I know in NY they don't ,and I'm always disappointed in how bland they taste. Where does most of the fruit come from? The purple figs,of some Mediterranean origin it would seem. The melons are simply gorgeous. The architecture and surrounding buildings so beautiful as well. Thanks for this K.
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Post by cristina on Aug 24, 2009 3:07:41 GMT
I will join in on the fig worship. They are starting to appear in markets in the states now, but for whatever reason not in my market. Since most figs come from California (one state away from me), I do not understand why my friend in Florida can buy them this week but there are none to be found here. However the paraguayos can be found here and I will second or third that they are delicious! K2, your photos are wonderful, as always. I, too am curious about the shrimp as they are clearly cooked. Are they simply boiled or is there something else about the cooking?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2009 5:14:57 GMT
Shrimp on a market would just be boiled without spices. The French tend to eat shrimp with mayonnaise.
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Post by happytraveller on Aug 25, 2009 10:14:00 GMT
Oh great pictures, mouthwatering !
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Post by MusicalB on Aug 25, 2009 19:01:12 GMT
Yes, it looks wonderful indeed! I'm arriving this Thursday morning (Aug. 27) to spend a week in Paris, so will make sure to visit this market while I'm there. What great good luck for me to see your post just now!
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Post by spindrift on Aug 25, 2009 21:26:59 GMT
Welcome, MusicalB
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Post by lagatta on Aug 25, 2009 23:31:00 GMT
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Post by traveler63 on Aug 26, 2009 23:57:29 GMT
Oh K2, great great great. Does this run on Sundays all the time, because this is about a 10 minute walk for us from the apartment. You have a picture of girolle mushrooms, we call them chantrelles. I love the fish and the shrimp. We have a spice mixture called Old Bay which is what I use to boil shrimp. How far up Rue Montmarte does this go?? Also, on the side of the Haricot Vert what are the long green vegetables?
Oh god, I have died and gone to foodie lovers heave !!
gyllenhaalic, 24 days for you and 21 days for us!!!!
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Post by lola on Aug 27, 2009 1:07:22 GMT
Beautiful, Kerouac. The grapes taste like grapes, and the tomatoes taste like tomatoes, I bet. Oh, to have such a market in walking distance.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2009 4:53:11 GMT
T63, yes the market is every Sunday for most of the day and also on Thursday afternoons. (The creation of afternoon street markets in Paris is recent.) It is a very small market -- only a block long.
Never fear -- on the other days you will find happiness on the rue Montorgueil market street.
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Post by hwinpp on Aug 27, 2009 6:26:00 GMT
This thread has passed me completely by...
K2, remember/did you see the thread on crayfish on TT? Would langoustines be crayfish? Or anyway more closely related than prawns?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2009 9:50:38 GMT
No, langoustines are not crayfish. As you can tell, the name is a diminutive of "langouste" (lobster), and they are sort of situated somewhere between the two. One of the most common English names is "Norway lobster." They were my French grandfather's absolute favorite food (but due to the price, he didn't have them often!).
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Post by joyvee on Mar 27, 2012 20:58:35 GMT
the coveredmarket in Rue d'Olive looks great even though it was closed when we wennt on Monday. we stopped for a coffee and hot choolate aat a nerby cafe and it was very goo for a total of Euros 4.20.....is this the best deal in Paris. Also served with greatcheerand a smile.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2012 21:02:09 GMT
Ah yes, sorry, Monday is the day that it is closed. The marché de la Chapelle is the most expensive market of the 18th arrondissement (according to the local monthly newspaper of the arrondissement), but the local cafés around it are absolutely in line with the prices of working class Paris.
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Post by liga on Mar 28, 2012 9:08:58 GMT
Nice!!!! When I saw the mushrooms, a memory of last summer's holidays in Parc des Ecrins rose in my mind. There were so many mushrooms and nobody picked them! We had them for the dinner for all our stay in the Ailefroide camping! Do french eat only porcines and cockerels? We picked tonns of Suillus granulatus ( sorry don't know the name in english) - it was a luxury for a camping kitchen!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2012 16:45:22 GMT
The French eat all sorts of mushrooms, but except for the rural specialists they are afraid to pick them, since we are all raised to be afraid of poisonous mushrooms that look delicious.
There was an urban myth for many years that if you picked wild mushrooms, you could go into any pharmacy and have them tell you if they were edible or not. I'm sure that most modern pharmacists -- except in rural areas -- are not qualified to determine such things and in any case most of the people in rural areas do not require this service. I would assume, however, that in pharmacy school, they must spend a day or two on mushroom identification, because pharmacists anywhere in France are supposed to be able to help in most medical emergencies if there is no doctor around.
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