For most aspects of eating here in Switzerland and in France, the emphasis is on fresh - as in the beautiful variety of bread and croissants baked fresh daily, tender young lettuce and succulent tomatoes fresh to the table after being picked ripened on the vine. In the south of France they are as proud of their olive oil as they are their wine, and justifiably so. I will never find in Stater Brothers Supermarket anything close to the cheeses I have tasted here! Wines in France are dryer than California wines, as there is a legal limit to the amount of sugars that wine can contain. The French mostly drink a dry Rose with their meals, and it is very modestly priced. I prefer the sweeter whites of California, but I did my best to make a thorough comparison test! We have done a lot of walking on this vacation, but I am afraid I have not walked enough to offset the intake of the great cuisine - I'll be wearing some of it home around my waist! love, Liz
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