Sunday Market Update: Walnuts and Chestnuts

Fall has arrived! And following on the heels of oysters which made their arrival late last month, both walnuts and chestnuts have started to appear at the Sunday market on the Saone where I go every Sunday.

The walnuts are from Grenoble and the chestnuts, come from Ardeche, both areas in the Rhone-Alpes region.

I had heard that all the best foods of the region (or perhaps even of the country) converge upon Lyon but I had never understood what that meant until I came here.

Today I only ended up buying oranges from Valencia (spain), for 4 kilos (9 lbs) for 2 EUROs. I have doubts about their juiciness but I'm willing to try them.