Paris supermarket

Curious about what those fancy-pants Parisians have in their shopping trolley? Some of it ain't that fancy.

Frozen paella, mini-pizzas, frozen vegetable medleys

Teissiere fruit syrups, to be added to mineral water

Green mint, grenadine, glacial mint, lime, passionfruit, strawberry, blackcurrant, grapefruit

A treasure-trove of chocolatey malty milky additives.

Chicory (the French are totally into this, I think they had to have it during the war to stretch their coffee), and lots and lots of sweet hot chocolate mix (including the famous Banania)

Boudin blanc (with wine) and boudin noir (with onions).

They love chocolatey cereals. LOVE them.

Dairy goodness. No pasteurisation here, just raw-milk cheeses, varied, fragrant, cheap and calorific-terrific.

Normandy camemberts, Bridel, Lepetit, President, raclette, coulommiers, Fauquet






More fromages, and butter. Caprice des Dieux, Cremeux, Cabecou de Perigord,
Charentes-Poitoux, Chaource, Boursault, Brin de Paille, Rouy, Le Vieux Pane

The flavoured yoghurt and dairy dessert section. Enormous. Chocolate rules supreme, of course.

Fruit dairy desserts and breakfast yoghurts.