Cuisine Normande: Cream, Apples, and the Sea
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Origin
Normandy — the coastal region of northwestern France — produces the richest dairy products in France (Normandy butter is considered the finest in the country, Camembert and Livarot are Norman), the most abundant apple orchards (producing calvados — apple brandy — and cidre), and an Atlantic seafood tradition built on the specific grey shrimp, oysters, and sole of the Norman coast.
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Description
The defining techniques of Norman cooking.
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The Thread
—Belgian moules frites (same marinières technique — Belgian parallel is equally canonical), Breton seafood tradition (adjacent region — similar Atlantic seafood), Belgian carbonnade (same long sealed-p
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Flavour Context
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