This place probably doesn't see a lot of non-French speaking tourists... On the way back from…read moreNotre-Dame, we really wanted to get some authentic French meat & cheese to go with a baguette. After some Googling and Yelping, we found Maison de Savoie and walked around some interesting neighborhoods.
It was abundantly clear that we didn't speak French and they didn't speak English. Nonetheless, the girl working there tried SO HARD to explain how they sell the meat (big size, small size), if it's smoked, not smoked, if the cheese is stinky, cow milk, sheep's milk, etc. There were a lot of hand motions and funny sounds going on. What could have easily been a terrible experience was made great by this lady.
We bought some non-smoked ham, smoked ham (prosciutto), cured beef, pork loin, and two types of cheeses. Forgot the name of the first one but W0W that reblochon is one stinky cheese. It kind of smelled like someone died in our hotel room despite us having the cheese wrapped in plastic, then paper, in a plastic bag, and in the mini-fridge. Everything tasted great though.