Oyster season!

The coming of autumn signals one particular delicacy that is truly synonymous with the French: oysters. There are even advertissements by the producers making allusions to the addiction to oysters - look at these exemples:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VkyOdfsZrc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86aaWcsFqmw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbYheaRNxho

I only cultivated the liking for oysters upon leaving France after having stayed there for 5 years - so the first thing I looked for when in France was of course, oysters...this is strange because I am basically allergic to seafood and shellfish but oysters do not seem to give me problems and evidently the first cultural lesson when in France during Christmas is that oysters will probably be the choice entrée for dinner.

Above is a panoply of oysters even though we are far away from the Atlantic Coast where French oysters are principally grown and harvested (in marennes Oleron)

 This little restaurant is in the heart of the covered market in Besançon and serves fresh produce from the market, great place to have seafood if you must, even at the Swiss border...

A dozen of oysters (fin de claires no 3), medium-sized for about 13 euro.

something from the "coin" or place: feuilleté aux champignons (puff pastry with mushrooms)