La Cinq Sens

Each week we are in France, we visit two or three farmer's markets - the early morning market in St. Antonin, the peasant's market in Caussade and the city market in Cahors. Walking into a farmer's market in France is an attack of all of the senses: scent, sight, taste, touch and sound are all highly tuned at the market - there is no avoiding any of them! The scents are a mix of sweet sausage, fresh bread and earthy greens; the visual is a blast of color - from the fresh produce and vegetables to the butcher counter filled with every kind of meat imaginable; you can taste your way through the market with a bit of cheese, honey, and saffron jam; the texture of the bread loaves, dusted with flour is only found in France; and the sounds are a mix of the bird man, whistling his wooden warbler to the church bells ringing at 7am. Everything seems more vibrant - until the next market, which surprises us again! For a daily visual treat of our summer in France, please visit us on instagram at frenchgeneral!