But then it's very good food. The markets are attended by the people who make the food, grow it, catch it, cure it, bake it, bottle it or otherwise have a passion for it. Cheeses and dairy products are fresh. There are meats and poultry and an endless variety of sausages. Olives and honey are locally produced.
Vegetables are from the local gardens, and herbs and spices are both exotic and local.
Lunch choices in the market are cheaper and more varied than the resturants, and it can be more fun, shopping for it as well as eating it. Try some fresh olive bread or walnut bread. This is the clothing market, with mainly new clothes, and usually at bargain prices. The brocante is where you look for old things, interesting things, and things you don't need. There can be furniture or collectionables offered by experts, or individuals selling personal items for a few francs.