des têtes de salade
Buying food at the market
Of course, un kilo de – a kilo of – and une livre de – 500 grams – is the most common way to buy fruit and vegetables. However, at the market, you might have to buy:
- a bunch of asparagus — une botte d’asperges
- a head of lettuce — une tête de salade
- a bar of chocolate — une tablette de chocolat
- a basket of strawberries — une barquette de fraises
- garlic cloves — des gousses d’aïl
- an ear of corn — un épi de maïs
- a stick of butter — une plaquette, une motte de beurre
- mussels — un litre de moules – not very much used anymore, as mussels as now sold “au kilo” or by the bag
Related: moulesFood vocabulary
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