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A Cuisine Crisis; France's famed food industry is in decline. Blame globalization, as well as the French government.(Cover Story)

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| May 24, 2004 | Valla, Marie; Dickey, Christopher | COPYRIGHT 2004 Newsweek, Inc. All rights reserved. Any reuse, distribution or alteration without express written permission of Newsweek is prohibited. For permission: www.newsweek.com. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Marie Valla and Christopher Dickey

What could be more French than an outdoor market on a sunny Sunday morning? The air is filled with vital scents from the herbs and fruits and vegetables piled high in the greengrocers' creative geometries. A whiff of the Atlantic blows off the oysters on the fishmonger's bed of ice. Wild game--hare, venison, boar--hangs from the butchers' racks. Sausages and cheeses are laid out to savor and smell.

This, you think, is the very essence of France, until you read those little signs that tell you the tomatoes (which are really pretty tasteless) come from Moroccan hothouses, the grapes from South Africa, kiwis from ...

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