I might have posted this story before, but here goes. Me & my wife were touring the Pyrenees, we stayed for the weekend in a hotel next to a trading estate in Oloron Sainte Marie. Monday morn I stepped onto the balcony with my coffee to be greeted with the aromas of warm chocolate & roasting hazelnuts. Yes, nearby is the Lindt factory. The finest industrial air pollution you could wish for.

@dlshearer777

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds like Hershey Pennsylvania which has the same smells.

@valerieneal2747

3 жыл бұрын

😍😍😍😍😍

@janetplanet09

3 жыл бұрын

Blommer's Chocolate in downtown Chicago is the same. YUMMY pollution!

@margorowe9052

3 жыл бұрын

Dream neighbor..🥰💙

@cynthiabouwmeester2776

3 жыл бұрын

Russ Cattell Lindt is my favorite chocolate 🤗

Whenever I travel, I go crazy at the local supermarkets. I miss traveling, I miss going to France. Hope to travel soon. I love French chocolate! And yes I always buy something from the stationery section, a pen, a notepad. More supermarket videos please.

I will never forget my first trip to Paris. The sights, the sounds, the food... and to this day I love French chocolate!

@barfuss2007

Жыл бұрын

Visit Bayonne !!! Ask for Beret Basque. This is chocolate heaven. And take from there a trip to Guggenheim Museum Bilbao.

@LOLOVAL-os3pq

Жыл бұрын

the problem with Swiss chocolate is that the legislation has been changed and they have the right to use lower quality fats, the best chocolates in Europe are in France and Belgium!!

I am a 74 yr old woman sitting here in the USA and elated that I came across your vlog. You have stimulate me to want to travel to France while I am well enough to travel. ' I LOVE FRENCH CHOCLATE " is not only the truth but I am now picturing myself sitting here in covid lock down and enjoying the sweet creamy flavor of the much needed chocolate . LOL. Thank you for your fun vlog and I have just subscribed while looking forward to more of your French living. Thank you for making this old lady smile ! Nancy, So California.

@jamjammy4980

2 жыл бұрын

hello nancy i m from orlando florida and am traveling to barcelona this august and would like to know if you want to buddy up we can go to france midevil villages that i been dying to go it would be my pleasure

@hervedupont6955

Жыл бұрын

75 ans Bonne anniversaire NANCY 🌹🏵🥀

Visiting grocery stores is one of my favorite things to do when travelling. I love French chocolate!

The fleur de sel is a great idea for a souvenir, inexpensive, high quality and everyone can use and appreciate it. Oh, and I love French chocolate!

@russcattell955i

3 жыл бұрын

The fleur de sel from the isle de Re is renowned, the isle also produces lovely potatoes & a fine white wine, very little escapes the locality. We keep our boat moored in La Rochelle, so close to the isle. We get to enjoy it all in season.

@christinelachance8012

3 жыл бұрын

@@russcattell955i Lucky you!

@barfuss2007

Жыл бұрын

@@russcattell955i Île de Ré is beautiful. I was there with my biggest love I had in my life. Nearby La Rochelle beautiful historic city with a big Aquarium (only 10 Euros).

I'm French but I find it so interesting to watch all this with your eyes! 8D Many thanks.

I buy a bar of soap and a “gant” and make it a gift. We don’t have. “Gants” in the US just facecloths. this is a distinct French gift. I love French chocolate.

Walking around the supermarkets in France was the best part of my trips to France. I love French chocolate!!! 🤩

➡➡myPanier has the best French grocery store products available in the US ($15 OFF w/code OUIINFRANCE): www.mypanier.com/ouiinfrance ***GIVEAWAY NOW CLOSED! *** UPDATE: 1st giveaway winner never replied so the new winner after waiting a week more is AUBREY BERENDT! YOU WON MY GIVEAWAY, so please get in touch: ouiinfrance at gmail dot com so I can send you your prize. Merci! Hey all, just a note that I'm seeing all of you who love French chocolate. The video has more chocolate lovers than expected so just know I see you even if I don't reply/heart your comment. ;-) Also, so many of you seem to love grocery store videos, so if I were to do a Part 3, tell me below if you'd rather see A) My favorite grocery store item in each category (favorite drink, chip, canned item, chocolate bar, cheese, etc.) or B) Trip to Aldi (low-cost market) to contrast with this one and the ones you know outside of France. I have a newish Aldi nearby that is pretty nice! or C) BOTH. Your wish is my command. xx Diane

@carlau78

3 жыл бұрын

Both!

@smallbearonabike5106

3 жыл бұрын

Hi When I go to the french supermarkets I recently bought the William Saurin cassoulet and stew tins It would be great to see if there are other brands Happy new year

@vanessalyons81

3 жыл бұрын

Aldi please, it is my favorite here in Texas to find European foods. I stocked up on my favorite German Christmas sweets

@mommymariern

3 жыл бұрын

Both.

@jacyellowtree6043

3 жыл бұрын

Oui In France I Love French Chocolate!!!

I love the soaps from France and wish I would have filled my suitcase! The pack of 4 that's E1.22 is almost $10.00 here in the States. LOL And i do love french chocolate!

You forgot an essential item in the chocolate section : Caramel au beurre salé au sel de Guérande

i dearly love France! i visited in 1995 and was truly the trip of a lifetime! everyday we went to the grocery store for things that could be eaten in our hotel room. one of my favourites were apricot preserves and a baguette from the patisserie and of course i love French chocolate!

@barfuss2007

Жыл бұрын

A former girlfriend of mine worked as a writing travel correspondant for a travel magazine, she has visited nearly every continent and country of the world. When she is on own holidays she always visits ... la France 🙂 I am 60 years old and spend over two years of my life on holidays in france first time I was 16 years old (with 5 school frieds our first holiday without parents) S o I wish you too meet la France again soon.

@LOLOVAL-os3pq

Жыл бұрын

thank you for your testimony, I am French, and I especially like strawberry, blackberry and currant jams!! my wife loves milk jam, I don't find it very good!! to each these tastes!! but all Americans must come to France to test the pastries: chocolate éclair or coffee, Paris Brest, millefeuille, tropézienne ......................... .......and above all, avoid restaurants for tourists, it's shit, they have flourished in Paris and there are touts to encourage you to return! good restaurants can be found in guides! not walking down the street!

Grocery stores are some of my favorite places to pick up presents. Coffee, tea, chocolate, snacks, local spices, cookie and crackers all travel fairly well. I love the idea of soap and a washcloth. I love French Chocolate!

This was great! It’s really great seeing all the products that exist in French supermarkets and some that I wish we had here in the states. I especially love when you visit the candy aisles because I love French chocolate. Thank you for all your work with these videos!

Trying to start my French language journey and loving the shopping videos! I love French chocolate and I’m thrilled you included more than that in the video as well!

I love French Chocolate! And I love exploring French groceries too! I have been to France only twice (Marseille/Nice and Lyon/Annecy) and in both visits, grocery shopping and Farmer's market were at the top of my list.

@carriewolf9473

3 жыл бұрын

I love french chocolate!! I just came upon your channel and really enjoyed the content. Keep up the good work!

Hi Diane, this is a great video, I'm a French living in Canada, and I never know what to bring back as gifts, you gave me so many great ideas! I would never have thought about the Petit Marseillais soap + gant de toilette combo, but it will definitely make a very unique gift. And I love French chocolate!

New to this blog and yes love French chocolates and all the other goodies. Love learning more about French life. Thanks for bringing this to us.

Thanks for these videos. I love French chocolate and food in general. I like seeing everyday slice of life from different places. Keep up the great content.

I love French chocolate! When travelling abroad, we always made a point to stop at local grocery stores. Always interesting to see different products (and see the prices). Great suggestions for gifts! Most recipients prefer useful things they can use rather than trinkets.

Thank you! I love French Chocolate. Vive La France!

Thanks so much for your video and you have shared SO MANY great gift ideas from the grocery store!!! I miss Paris so MUCH and I loved your ideas and I love French chocolate and pain au chocolat and everything French!! ❤️🗼🙂 Merci!!

I love seeing the international grocery store! When I’ve traveled Europe, it’s one of my must do stops. So many fun, different things to be found. And I love French chocolate.

I love French soap, because it last forever compared to the American whipped variety that contains too much air. It does not hurt to love French chocolate (I love French chocolate); pastries, bread and the French language itself. Due to Covid 19, I have had way too much time on my hands, so I decided to learn French, as well as other languages that I had often said I wanted to learn.

@martihurford

3 жыл бұрын

Im starting French Feb 1st so when I go over to Paris to celebrate turning 70 (9/2022), I’ll be able to communicate on a basic level. 😁

@barfuss2007

Жыл бұрын

@@martihurford the french will appreciate that very much.

@tibomoltini2851

Жыл бұрын

the cubic petit marseillais soap lasts forever! it's like a stone, if you rub it on your body, it hurts when it meets a bone! the cube is only for hands. also don't drop it on your foot, it hurts too. 🙂

Those souvenirs looked so cute and I love French chocolate!

Hi Diane , thanks for your nice blog. I appreciated your view on so many things in the French supermarkets that I just did not notice any more as special to our American friends. Your video really helps in making fun original gifts when we go back to the USA after the Covid disaster. Keep making these experiences which make people appreciate other cultures and experiences!

Enjoying your video posts! They have been fun and educational to watch. I especially like the videos about French culture and tips for visitors to live by. I have enjoyed learning about the different attitudes to food, beauty and generally what is important to French people. Looking forward to your next post! I love French Chocolate! Thank you😊

Really missing France and enjoying your content very much. My wife and I are hooked on hazelnut spreads from France and, yes, I love French chocolate!

@tomdoodey4136

2 жыл бұрын

You should look for Nutella in any US supermarket

I enjoyed this video as well as the Christmas one. Both stores are filled with chocolate and I Love French Chocolate. Especially chocolate with a little Fleur d sel. I probably didn’t spell that correctly. Thank you very much for your tours. My heart is happy. 🍷

@bluesylshady

3 жыл бұрын

@Lauri Getbehead You only miss an "e", Fleur de sel !

I love your channel and loved my visits to the grocery stores in France. I love French chocolate!!! You're awesome. Thank you for sharing your life with us.

Hi Diane, I love your videos! I love French Chocolate! I love France! When I was fortunate enough to visit Paris over 10 years ago, I actually did buy souvenirs at the small grocery store by my hotel! I bought a small carafe and a bowl and I am so glad I did. I still have these items and still use them. Thanks for all you did this year to keep myself and others occupied and thinking of beautiful places we’d love to visit someday. I have enjoyed it so much. Happy New Year!

The Bonne Maman jams have become pretty mainstream in the US now. You can find the more popular flavors at regular grocery stores.

@jupiteralm5593

3 жыл бұрын

Try crème de marrons. Chestnut jam it good combo with chocolate for crêpes or just with bread.

@emjayay

3 жыл бұрын

True, and for years.

@emjayay

3 жыл бұрын

Also some kinds of LU cookies.

@Sayitlikitiz101

2 жыл бұрын

True! But even the basic one cost more than twice the price in the video, at Walmart! Unreasonable markup! They certainly don't do it to Chinese or South American products that are transported over bigger distances.

quand je lis ces commentaires ,cela me redonne un peut de fierté en mon Pays la France , et de voir que tant de personnes l'aime cela me met du baume au cœur, et je souhaite beaucoup de bonheur à toutes ces personnes qui m'on redonné cela , portez vous bien

I absolutely love your lighthearted yet very informative videos and I love French chocolate!

Yes! Such a great video! 💕 I love these gift ideas. Your cleaning supplies look so cute packaged

I absolutely love grocery stores in other countries, and I love French chocolate! When I’m in France or Italy, I make one last stop at a supermarket on my last day to buy cheeses, spices, soaps, chocolate and mustards and jams to bring home to 🇨🇦 (Did you know that Canadians are allowed to bring home up to 20kgs of cheese from overseas!?)🧀👍 Some day soon we will be able to do this again on our travels. Happy New Year!🥂✨

@Grytem

Жыл бұрын

Hello there ! I was wondering what kind of souvenir a Canadian would expect from France ? Because I am going to study in Toronto next year and i was wondering what to bring, no idea of what will please people 😅

There's something interesting about seeing grocery stores in other countries. I can't wait until I'm able to get to Paris and see for myself. I love French chocolate. Thanks for the great video, keep them coming!

I love French chocolate ! Thanks for these great posts ! Wishing you a happy and healthy 2021!

I love learning about different countries and what they sell, especially French chocolate! Thank you for sharing your life with us!

I love French chocolate. I was in France for two weeks spring 2017. It never crossed my mind to go into a super market! What fun. I’m going back someday. I wasted much time in Paris worrying about my friend’s daughter getting to us. She was fine. We were not. 🥴

I love french chocolate! Also tapenade, miss all the fancy Bonne Mamman...

I love French chocolate. Love your channel. Thank you for all the time and effort you spend on sharing France with all of us!

Nice video, merci ! I always enjoy going into markets when traveling, you can find some unique goodies to bring home to remind you of your adventures. Food items are always a fab choice, I love French chocolate!!

I love French Chocolate! 🍫🍩 I love French Chocolate ❣ Did I mention how much I love French Chocolate? 🙃🍫

@helenmilchling368

3 жыл бұрын

So , do you like french chocolate??🙂

Not sure how I would respond if my friend went to France and gifted me a sponge or a rag to mop my floor lolz 😂

@tamilewisbrown1

3 жыл бұрын

Ha I'm kind of in love with that fancy mop. Not that my house is exactly immaculate!!

@galinag.8386

3 жыл бұрын

not good, sponges as gifts no way

@eclairtreo

3 жыл бұрын

Ha! My crazy francophile friends would love the mop thing.

@loravipperman3061

3 жыл бұрын

Lol 😂

@peppertreeandme2731

3 жыл бұрын

Seems weird but then you think about your dear friend, many times, every time you use it...and they had to bring chocolate, too.... :)

I love French chocolate! Thank you Diane for your wonderfully informative and entertaining videos. I look forward to visiting France again soon. Happy New Year.

What a great video for french gift ideas. I love french chocolate and they make the perfect gift. Thanks for the video.

I love French chocolate! Also, a question: When I was living in France in the late 80s, French people were not so keen on grocery stores, and us university students were often laughed at with our huge carts in the Monoprix! I presume they like them more nowadays? Thanks for this tour - I miss France SO MUCH it's hard to express.

@OuiInFrance

3 жыл бұрын

Hmm, I can't say I've seen any negativity toward French grocery stores or people being laughed at for using a cart. I'm sure there's a sentiment of people not liking big hypermarkets popping up and putting small businesses at risk (but not specific to France). In my experience, French people shop at grocery stores/ farmers' markets / specialty shops, etc. and they're all fair game.

@NovaStar1967

3 жыл бұрын

I agree. I was there in 1985 and going to the supermarket was the last resort for shopping (in Narbonne where I was doing a homestay experience). Les Halles was the primary shopping venue...only went to the supermarket when I couldn't find ground beef for making an American meat loaf for my homestay family.

@travelbridges3513

3 жыл бұрын

@@OuiInFrance Thank you for this response! I think back then more French people were using their specialty shops - baked goods from the bakery, charcuterie from the butcher, flowers from the flower market - and they'd go out every day for just what they needed that day...

@travelbridges3513

3 жыл бұрын

@@NovaStar1967 Ha! Ground beef was in my mind when I wrote my comment! They got it in once a week and it was expressly for the international students such as myself. Hee hee

@terrymcfarland683

3 жыл бұрын

My husband loves Suchard chocolates and he will practically clear out the supply at a Monoprix the day we shop for items to take home. It never fails to get a laugh from the cashier. He doles them out carefully until our next year’s trip.

Of course I love French chocolate! But because I also love chestnuts I went onto Amazon and found both that chestnut spread and a pure paste by the same brand since the paste looked very sweet. I’ve started making macarons and I think a chestnut filling would be amazing. Currently I get chestnuts from a US company called D’Artagnan but the shipping cost is exorbitant! (But when my truffle butter runs out…) I don’t think I’d be thrilled with a mop rag as a souvenir but love seeing French products. Still waiting for Passion Fruit Bonne Maman Intense to hit my market but you should look for Dalmatia brand Sour Cherry from Croatia. I hooked up a local specialty market with the company so I could always have it. Literally the only preserves I buy now. Thanks!

Diane!! I love French chocolate and your grocery store tour!! Thank you!!

Bon jour, Merci for the store tour. I love French Chocolate. I saw so many lovely affordable items on the shelves. I definitely would love your doing more videos like this. I’ve been to France 4 times and hope to travel there again in the future when health issues permit ( 🤞🏻). I wish you a blessed and healthy new year🌹🍀

Le Mont st michel is in Normandy not in Brittany. normans will get very moody if you get it wrong 😜

@lilinamouse2111

3 жыл бұрын

Right Le Mont Saint Michel is Normand !

I don’t think I would give someone a rag as a souvenir. The cookies looked though

I love your videos in the blog. I also love French chocolate. Thanks for all you do.

I love French chocolate and your vlog and French supermarkets, super fun episode!!

This is what the Brexiters will miss for ever now!

@timdiggle5090

3 жыл бұрын

It will still be possible but with limits applied and probably more hassle at customs control - as a regular shopper at Leclerc in Outreau I think Brexit is a shambles and I hope for and expect a great deal more discussion which will eventually smooth some of the paths that are currently bumpy. I will hold in contempt forever our idiotic ideologues who think that Britain can get its Empire back or become the 51st State of the USA.

@Sarah-fk5zr

3 жыл бұрын

You sound so dramatic... Nothing will change.

@jenslims

3 жыл бұрын

I’m devastated about Brexit 😞

I love French chocolate! I also enjoy your videos especially the grocery store/anything food oriented ones. Have a happy and safe New Year!

I enjoy the store tours and I love French Chocolate. I truly do. Thanks!

I love these kinds of videos and I love French chocolates! I would love to see both videos. More power.

Love the grocery store videos! I ❤️ Love French 🇫🇷 🍫 Chocolate! Thanks for your great content.

Thanks for the tour of the grocery store, very cool!! And I love French chocolate!!

Great video! It’s always nice to know which French grocery products are worth trying. Hopefully once we can travel safely to France again, to pick some of these items. Thanks for creating authentic content! I love your genuineness. Take care and I love French chocolate 😊

I really enjoy these videos! It is nice to see everyday life/stores. Thanks for doing this.

I love French Chocolate ! I love the people, the vibe, the real flower bouquets in restaurants and other places (I am a lover of flowers) the baguettes, the artistry, the architecture, the fact that some school children still use fountain pens with real ink! I am looking forward to the day when I can return and visit this beautiful country. Bravo, Diane, on an excellent Channel that you work so hard to put together and treat us to many aspects of life in France!!

J'aime le supermarche videos. I also love French chocolate. J'adore chocolat français. I'm learning French and like to watch these videos to see how many words I recognize and how much I understand when you or those you interview speak. Merci beaucoup for making these videos! Bonne année!

Great suggestions for practical and lovely souvenirs. I loved this video and I love French Chocolate!!

Thank you for these videos. I love going to grocery stores in different cities and I love French chocolate!

Hello from sunny Florida! I always love your shopping videos so thanks for taking us along on your shopping adventures! I love French chocolate!

Hi Diane, “I love French chocolate!!!!” Thank you for the lovely video! Your visit to the French supermarket brought a truly happy moment as it has inspired me to, once again, dream about visiting France with friends and family and imagine life beyond the pandemic. Merci beaucoup.

I love French Chocolate! Shopping in a French supper market. I would not have thought to shop in the grocery store. So many good ideas. Thank you and Happy New Year🎉🎊🥂

I love French Chocolate. Thanks again for all your great content. Love the grocery store videos. Have a Happy New Year Diane 😁

I love French Chocolate!! I enjoyed your tour of the gift items from the French grocery store. Your content and descriptions are very interesting. Thank you!

I miss France. I love French chocolate! Roaming grocery stores is my fav thing to do whenever I travel. Thank you for showing me your grocery store. I love love love that French soap that you pointed out. Last time, when I was in Paris, I stocked up some, and they are all gone now. Can't wait to go back and get some more. I like the refillable hand soap pouch. Thanks again.

I love French chocolate. Thanks Diane. I really enjoy the market and grocery store videos. I keep a running list of your suggestions on gifts to bring home to my Francophile friends. Merci.

Great ideas for packable souvenir gifts. I love French chocolate and always stop into the grocery stores when traveling abroad for snacks during my travels.

So pleased to discover your channel today. I enjoyed this video of everyday life there, as well as your tours of your town and the behind-the-scenes bakery. I plan to keep watching. Thank you for presenting this trip to the grocery store, and for your very practical suggestions for fun gift items. My roots are in France and I love all things French, especially the chocolates!

My husband and I love going to grocery stores when we travel to other parts of the world, so many new and interesting things to see! I love French chocolate, thanks for the video!

I love French chocolate and your video was fantastic. Such great ideas ! Thank you.

Magnificent to see your video , I too love French grocery stores , filled with an abundance of TREASURES ❤ I love French chocolate 🍫 ❤ Thank you for your energy!!! Sending you 💓 from Florida

Love seeing all the fun things from the grocery store. I love French chocolate!

I love French chocolate! We got to visit Paris for a few days several years ago, and cannot wait to go back. I’ve enjoyed watching your videos, including this one, to make up for not being able to travel there myself right now. Happy Holidays!

Thank you for your videos!!! I love French chocolate!! Have a blessed day.

I love French chocolate and I love of the gift ideas you shared! Thank you.

I really like these videos showing just the regular everyday places and things French 👍 . Happy new year ! & I love 💕 French chocolate!!!

Such great and practical souvenir ideas! And yes - I love French chocolate!

I love French chocolate and the content on your amazing channel. Merci! 😊

Great video. I love seeing the everyday but unique things people live with. I love French chocolate.

INCREDIBLE VIDEO! been stressing out what kind of things to take back to the states for belated holiday gifts on a Covid budget - and here you are to save the day! Most bloggers and vloggers were suggesting the most expensive brands and shops - never crossed my mind to just go to the grocery store - you’re the best! MERCI BEAUCOUP ET BONNE ANNÉE! (and I LOVE FRENCH CHOCOLATE!)

I love French chocolate 😊 And I really enjoy your channel, looking forward to another trip to France in the future. Thanks for sharing your input and French life. Merci!!

Great video as always. I LOVE French chocolate, so visiting any grocery store in France would be a treat for me! Happy New Year!

I love your video's! Whenever I go to a new city in Europe I love going to the grocery store and exploring the many finds not available in the USA. I especially love the breads and jams and of course.... I love French chocolate.

I’ve really enjoyed all of your videos from shopping to boating to destinations. Thanks so much. I love French Chocolate.

Such a great video! I love French chocolate 🍫. And all the French treats! Can’t wait to visit again!

I enjoy going to French supermarkets, I love French chocolates and jams! Please do more of these videos!

I love French chocolate and your KZread videos! Wishing you a very happy 2021!

Thank you, of course I love french chocolate : ) , Happy new year !

Thank you for this video I was looking for gifts for a global traveler and some of your ideas are perfect! I love French chocolate.

i LOVE French Chocolate! We were able to visit Paris and the Bordeaux area a few years ago, my favorite thing was shopping in the french grocery stores. My husband and I still talk about all the cool things they have there. We hope to visit again in the future. We love your videos. 💗

I love these types of videos. I love French Chocolate so I love when you show the sweets aisle..