Today started with yet another culinary treat, this time courtesy of Matt and Naomi. For their breakfast treat they had chosen the very PC named ‘One Eyed Suzie's’, which consist of bread toasted on the griddle with an egg fried in a hole in the centre.
This was then topped with grated cheese and served accompanied by bacon.
Absolutely delicious and the second one tasted even better than the first!!!!
Markets are still very much a tradition in France with every town having a specific day for their event, Saturday being Falaise’s turn. Tonight we had decided to have a barbeque and our task was to source some kebabs, so the market seemed the obvious starting point.
In addition to the usual fruit and vegetables the market included clothes stalls and even local artisans such as this chair repairer.
Inside the market hall was a farmer’s market featuring local produce such as this superb selection of cheeses.
As we approached a meat seller we were summoned by the butcher who obviously realised that we were tourists. After ascertaining that we were from Wales, he kept repeating “Abertawe,Abertawe.” [The Welsh name for Swansea]. It transpired that he regularly attended the annual French market here and loved the city. His sales technique certainly worked on us as we purchased a large quantity of meat for tonight’s feast.
In order to work up an appetite for the meal tonight we decided to have a walk around the village of Fresne itself. The village is quite delightful with beautiful cottages adorned with flowers.
The walk also took us along the edges of wheat, barley and corn fields where I took this lovely picture of Poppy.
The walk was around a couple of miles and on our return it was time for the men to light the barbeque. In addition to the meat we had purchased the meal consisted of burgers, some ribs, and chicken legs coated in Diarra’s speciality barbeque sauce.
The girls had prepared salads and Helena had made some Rice and Peas, a typical West Indian dish.
Sitting in the garden eating delicious barbequed food under a wonderful French sky was a perfect way to end the first week of our French break.
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