Salon de l'Agriculture 2022

 

I’ve been going to Le Salon de l'Agriculture every February since 2013.held at convention center Porte de Versailles (ligne 12). Here is my haul (minus a 1/2 dz. oysters). Open Feb 26 - March 6.

I only got into Hall 3. 

Just 2 hours in the pavilion for Produits et Saveurs de France and I was toast. Yesterday was opening day so I went late arriving at 4:00, thinking it would be quieter by then.

Ha! No way. All the Kids (university and grade school) are on vacance and enjoying every minute. The Biere and..

Champagne were flowing. 

When the French drink (upper right). They sing. They sing loud. And they put their hands in the air and clap 👏 a lot.

This overview plan gives you an idea of the regions possible to visit. No way did I make it to all of them. I never even found Bretagne 🦪

But I was very happy to find fresh oysters 🦪 from Normandie. 

Along with the regional restaurants lining the walls of the pavilion if you want to sit down and eat,

There are plenty of regional specialties (Alsacian here)

To munch on…

As you walk about. So much temptation but I held onto my €€ for goodies to take home.

This gent was at a regional information station (there are many for people planning their summer vacations) for seafood from le Nord. No tastes of Lemon Sole on offer. Just paper flyers. 

Pretty displays of Normandy produce and products. Cooked potato samples (free) were around the corner.

I did buy plenty at the Normandy fromage stand (see 1st picture). Such sweet boxes! 📦 

I was tempted by the Burgundy escargots. Most restaurants serve Polish-raised snails…

And big bottles of strawberry nectar and yummy black truffles from Perigord.

I did buy a box of authentique Champignon de Paris from Marianne as I’ve done in the past.but the first time they were completely unwashed. Every bit of fabulous French sand and dirt clinging to them!

A new-comer this year was a Monet-Giverny pop-ip stand. Mostly souvenirs…his straw hat etc. 

Like everyone I’ve been glued following the Ukraine invasion. PBS Frontline series on youtube has Russian pundits from The Putin Files worth listening to. These are not new and they are long but full of history.  

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