Chasse-marée: nf The Chasse-Marée is the transporter responsible, from the XNUMXth century, for transporting as quickly as possible to the Faubourg Poissonnière, in Paris, from the coasts of Normandy and Picardy, sea fish and especially oysters, of which the capital consumed a great deal.
The hunters had absolute priority at the relays, where their arrival was announced by the bells carried by their horses. We called "hunting oysters" those that were brought...
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