Original Market Version:
I can spend a ton of time in any open-air market in Europe. I know it sounds crazy, but that's the perfect vacation day for me. We had our open-air market in Antwerp on Sunday mornings. Thank God, because in Wilrijk, the suburb I lived in, the market was Thursday morning - not a great time for those of us who work 5 days a week outside of the home!
My cousin Frederique brought me to the market in Clermand Ferrand in central France. We listened to the mushroom lady complain (tongue-in-cheek) that nobody was bringing her anything good to drink, and we watched the vendors stir the Aligot, a mashed potato mixture with melty, stringy Tome Fraiche cheese that stretches a meter or so when stirred and pulled out of the dish! It's often served with chicken and sausages at the market.
We didn't buy any pants.
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