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Small villages may just have an alimentation which caters for all basic needs regarding food and drink. Although most items are a little more expensive than in supermarkets, these tiny shops are very useful when you might be camping in the middle of nowhere, or need to pick up something for lunch on the road. Generally speaking, if a village has a church it will invariably have an alimentation, boulangerie and probably a boucherie (butcher's shop).

Finally, if you have a sweet tooth or are feeling ‘bonky’ (when blood-sugar levels fall too low and you feel weak and wobbly), there's the pâtisserie shop that sells a delicious, colourful array of cakes, flans and tarts. I will never forget feeling bonky once in the Limousin region and finding a pâtisserie open in Bourganeuf – on a Sunday afternoon! Marvellous.

See the maps marking several regional specialities and major wine regions of mainland France in ssss1. A brief description of each speciality and wine region is also given.

Greg Lemond and Rob Harmeling (TVM/143), Tour de France 1991