Au Marche (With Accent)

Spices

Chickens, heads intact

Mmm...sausage

Cheese counter, my personal favorite

Ze French butcher

Sometimes, the grocery store just doesn't cut it. When you want your food so fresh that the veggies still have dirt all over them and the chicken is still feathered, you need to hit up the market.

If you're bad at math like me and can't do kilo-to-pound conversions in your head, just say how much money you want of something, like "2.50 euro worth of spinach." That way, you spend however much you want and don't wind up with too much of something.

At most cheese or pastry stands, you can taste (gouter) something if you ask.  Or there are lots of free samples around.

Whatever you do, don't go to the market hungry.  You'll want everything in sight and get it at the first stand you see, which might not have the best prices.

Happy shopping!