I am in Saumur, a beautiful town 200 miles west of Paris, on the Loire river. Its landmark is this beautiful chateau.
The colors of autumn are beautiful, and Martica's garden is at its best. Sunday morning I went to the market in Montsoreau , a delightful town across the Loire from Varennes-sur-Loire , where I am staying. One of the stands is the sea food lover paradise! The seller comes from the Atlantic coast, where he produces oysters and other delicacies. I bought stone crabs , oysters, gray shrimps, large shrimps, langustines. Our friend treated us with a Saumur white wine, made 100% with Chenin grapes, also known as Loire pineau.
Langustines are a slim, coral color mini lobster of around 8-10 inches long that grow in cold seas .... You see one clearly in the picture "resting" over a stone crab, on the left.
The stone crabs were cooked on sea water the day before. I asked the seller to cut them in two, as half crab per person is plenty.
We all love oysters, and had six per person.
After the seafood, I treated our friends to a cheese platter I had brought from Amsterdam. Our favorite: Old Amsterdam.
Our dessert came from Bourgueil's Mery pastry shop and it was their trademark cake: Bourgueilloise, a brioche type flat cake cut in two and filled with a more than delicious mousse creamy custard ... We went for a (long) walk after our meal!
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