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Cuisine Bretonne: The Sea and the Crêpe

Brittany — the Celtic peninsula of northwestern France, the most culturally distinct French region — produces a cooking tradition built on the specific gifts of the Atlantic: extraordinary oysters (Belon, Cancale, Bouzigues in the adjacent regions), langoustines, lobster, and sole, alongside the specific Breton dairy tradition (salted butter — the specific beurre salé of Brittany) and the buckwheat galette tradition that defines Breton street food and café culture.

Overview

The defining techniques of Breton cooking.

Source

FRENCH REGIONAL DEEP EXTRACTION

Cross-Cuisine Parallels

Japanese soba (same buckwheat grain tradition — different technique and cultural context), Welsh and Irish griddle cakes (same Celtic griddle bread tradition — different grains), Scandinavian rye cris