So I was told they would call me back to confirm the next AM... then they did not call back and I called... then they told me that the main person was gone, to call back the next morning and here I am today at 6:30 in the morning in my pyjamas trying to get hold of my butcher to get a turkey for the next day :-( I'd even settle for a large capon ("un chapon") but same deal, production has not started... I'll learn around noon today if they were able to order one just in time...
So lesson learned... Next year, I will have to find a local farmer a couple months in advance and order my turkey from them.
At this point in time, what you will most likely hear this Saturday is "would you like some more cranberry sauce with your chicken?"...
On a related note, I was able to find ingredients that I thought I would have more troubles finding...
In regular supermarkets, I found:
- Fresh Cranberries - US origin (called "les airelles (f)" in France although they are their Northern European cousins)
- Sweet Potatoes - "la patate douce"
- Polenta - To substitute for corn meal
- Buttermilk - "le lait ribot" (which is a very common thing here in Bretagne since it's one of the local staples)
- Maple Syrup - "le sirop d'érable"
