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Figou

Ellen Moyse
Figou

(The middle row of fig-shaped cheese is the figou!) Origin: Limoges – mid-France We paid: 5.10 euros per piece After many a trip to the, albeit vast, supermarket counter we decided to branch out and make the most of our final months in Bordeaux. After three months of gawping at the window of Fromagerie Deruelle on a little cobbled backstreet, and despite the infancy of this blog, we finally took a leap of faith and poured our souls out to Elodie. Luckily, she only thought we were mildly crazy and…

Ellen, Isobel & the Smorgasbord of Fromage

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Ellen, Isobel & the Smorgasbord of Fromage

Ellen Moyse and Isobel Watson, of Rue d’Epicérie, Bordeaux, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much. They were the last people you’d expect to be involved in anything strange or mysterious, because they just didn’t hold with such nonsense. Incredibrie Cheesy Isobel was a waitress at a pub called Punnings, which sold burgers. She was tall and blonde with a friendly smile, although not much of a talent for carrying trays. Ellen was small and also blonde and had nearly half the usual amount…