French Food and Wines : Cheese

Typical French food

French food and wines, cheese, patés, cornichons, traditional hors d'oeuvres - ahhh the food of France - you simply must try them all when you're in Paris.

French food and wines - camembert, brie

Camembert and grapes

Typical French food at the markets

I always feel so lucky to be able to walk outside my apartment and find cheese stores or market stalls every day of the week, offering me the most amazing cheeses [fromages] ranging from smelly or bleu, goats' cheese rolled in ashes, to runny and superb.  You can buy the smallest amount with a half baguette [batard], a bunch of grapes or some fresh fruit, and have a picnic on a park bench in one of Paris' many parks.

French food and wines cheese market in Paris

Above:  Fresh fruit, vegetable and cheese markets

While you're at the markets, check out all the other delicious goodies to go with your picnic!  And don't be too shy to ask the stall vendors to give you a little taste before you buy - if you're polite, and practice your French, you shouldn''t have any problems :-)

Typical French food and wines cheese buy only as little as you'd like to try.

Above:  Brie cheese

PS - don't forget the cornichons, crunchy tiny pickled cucumbers, which you'll see throughout France.

As I take photos of the different types of cheese, I'll include them here - I love seeing the photos of food, don't you?

 

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