Writers Abroad Magazine Issue 3 September 2015 | Page 26

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of the week. At our last visit to the Sunday market, we got free gifts of a bunch of
parsley, a tangerine, a couple of pieces of cake and then a loyalty card from our
favourite cheese stall. But remember, markets are not for the squeamish. Chickens
and other poultry usually come complete with heads and feet, that tasty-looking
sausage is labelled as being of the donkey variety and you invariably spot a large
poster boasting of the availability of local horsemeat.
But always keep your wits, or your dictionary, about you. “Fancy some rice salad?”
asked Gavin at the market last week. Sounds nice. Unfortunately, it was salade de ris
(brains) and not riz (rice). WA

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