We saw many markets throughout the city. The first full day of us exploring after three long days of traveling, we walked out onto the street and found the center square to be filled with market stands. The stands had fruits, vegetables, fish and other seafood, meats, breads, sweets, clothes, electronics, jewelry, and cheese. It was more than a farmer’s market. Rather than being unique, farm fresh produce was bought just as conveniently as a new scarf or a case for your phone.
I appreciated the acknowledgment and integration of healthy produce into these peoples’ normal weekend routines. Of course unhealthy food existed there, but it felt less necessary with easily accessible produce.
After writing about this, I’m realizing I didn’t take any pictures of the market itself… But I did take a picture of a nice fruit mix I got which had these cool red berries, which were honeysuckle berries. They were very seedy, but juicy, sweet, and tart.
I found a white plum at one of the stands too:
Another market had French pears that I had never seen before. The tops are so long and skinny.
Of course we saw some incredible flower markets almost everywhere we went. Many locals would walk around with bouquets of flowers in their hands, more often than you would expect. Bouquets and baguettes.
We passed by a few flower/garden shops as well:
It was interesting and exciting to see the different markets in Paris and new produce or new varieties of familiar produce too.