Rungis

Right now I am exhausted. I got to school today at 6:30am to catch the chartered bus for the class trip to Rungis, the biggest market in the world.

We toured 4 huge product pavilions out of so many more that would take too long to see. We went to the Triperies, Meat, Fruit & Vegetable and the Flower Pavilion. It was incredible to see the beginning of Paris' and so many other destinations (including international) food chain. This is where Parisian markets (besides straight from the farms) and restaurants obtain their products so very early in the morning. We unfortunately did not get to see the Fish Pavilion because it opens at 2am and closes at 5am.

Triperies




Meat










Cheese





I love Raclette!

Fruit & Vegetable

















This is a deceiving photo. While these are habanero chilis, no restaurant in Paris serves spicy food, so where these chilis go is a mystery. They must be exported around the country or out of it (okay, to confess, this past weekend I had a meal in the 17th at a Thai restaurant and the food was really, really spicy, but this place was an anomaly in Paris because not only was it spicy, it was good and cheap. very unusual)

Flowers





Colored callalilies are my favorite.


These looked like a cross between artichokes and cauliflower.