Can you tell a langouste from a langoustine? From a homard? Do you want your lobster to be Breton or not? These French are serious about their food. Local and sustainable are not new concepts for them. They’re not all that interested in fast food, and regularly stage protests when McDonald’s tries to open in their terroir. Here at the Marché Bastille, there were dozens of shellfish vendors, each of whose displays dazzled. Hélas, as so often happens, the enticements of the market are visual only for this “no kitchen privileges” traveler. Still, it’s fun to look. And imagine.
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