Salon International de l'Agriculture 2

 

A second visit to Salon International de l'Agriculture was required yesterday.

Halle 3 - French products was my mission.

Mission accomplished. 

But I must go back to visit the animals

I meant to arrive at opening time - 9:00 but got there at 11:00. I’ll try harder next time - already pretty crowded. By the time I left at 15:00 it was super crowded. French kids get in free - a way to keep them busy during their vacance.

Right at the entrance, a big restaurant from Cantal was just starting to seat customers. I knew about their cheese, but the beef is famous too. 

I was tempted but decided to browse instead.

After all browsing

Is my raison d’être  is it not.

I tasted many things - huitre 🦪 from Bretagne being top of the list. (1/2 dz.9€)

We’re having a cold spell again with temps in the low 20s, so I bought these toasty warm wool blend socks from the Pyrénées.

There is plenty of mustard in the Loire evidently. These truffle chips were the first snack I bought. Lots of snack-size portions of hams and cheese on offer.

If you didn’t snag a ticket to the Vermeer, Vermeer was at the salon.

Regional costumes are part of the fun.

I would have loved 

To get a Brittany all-sarrasin/Buckwheat crepe from farine de blé noir, but the ticket line was too long.

Somehow I resisted all confitures/jams. Easy peasy. I simply did not taste 🥄

I avoided desserts as much as possible 🙏

But I fell hard for LOU champignon. I brought home 3 boxes of Portobellos (5€) Their mushroom soup 🍲 was out of this world divine (5€) I may go back for that 👍

Thanks

After a careful examination of French dirt, I passed quickly through Halle 4 - the Farm teaching area. 

Too late I discovered part of France (Provence, Normandie, Corse, Île-de-France, Nouvelle-Aquataine) was in Halle 7. I wish there were places to sit 🪑 inside the Salon, besides the floor. Or else going outside. I’m not sure why this is? Do you have any ideas. 

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                     🐓🐑🐄🐻 Xxx Carolg & Bear 🐻 🐄 🐑  🐓

Stuff I bought + free pomme 🍎