Mmmmm, here's another thing to add to the "must visit when next in France" list. From csmonitor.com: Rungis: the biggest fresh-food 'buffet' in the world.
Being a "foodie" is a delightful infatuation that can lead to all sorts of unexpected situations. And so it was that I found myself at 4:30 on a dark and drizzly summer morning in Paris, waiting for a bus to take me to a market.
Most rational individuals would not wrench themselves out of bed at such an hour for a trip to the market. But this was no ordinary market. I had signed up for a tour of Rungis, the largest fresh food market in the world. [continue]
Related:
Rungis: marché de gros produits frais, grossiste produits traiteurs - rungisinternatinal.com
Rungis, world's biggest food market - foodreference.com