In Sri Lanka, I was particularly interested and touched by the clove culture. In these gardens owned by families, which are often the only source of income for the men and women working in it, the flowers clusters are picked at the top of the trees, 8 meters high, and are later put away to dry in various places, on the houses’ roofs, on the side of the road, at the heart of daily life. The harvesting of this spice, which has been a fragrant part of our cooking for centuries, is so much work, d…

Au Sri Lanka, j’ai été particulièrement intéressé et touché par la culture du giroflier. Dans ces jardins appartenant à des familles, jardins modestes bien souvent, seule ressource des hommes et des femmes qui les cultivent très souvent, les grappes de fleurs sont cueillies au sommet des arbres, à 8 mètres de hauteur, et sèchent ensuite un peu partout, les toits des maisons, le bord des routes, au cœur même de la vie quotidienne. Que de travail, que de dangers, que de beauté aussi dans la cue…

In the Mont Saint Michel bay, the tides’ range is 14 meters, and gives to the shellfishes this iodic power that we love so much. Philippe Orveillon, who dives for oysters and scallops, is catching abalones this week, next to the Pointe du Grouin. At the Coquillage, we are enjoying them with the first potatoes and dulse seaweeds… Exceptional!