"Exploring the Culinary Traditions & Places of Brittany "

Broad bean and bacon soup 4 persons - 30 minutes   Ingredients: 10 grams butter 100 grams bacon lardons (or 2 slices of ham, chopped) 1...

Smoked duck breast and orange starter 2 person starter – 10 minutes   Ingredients : 2 oranges, peeled and sliced (8 slices) 8 slices...

Spiced sweet potato and cucumber 2 person starter – 20 minutes   Ingredients for the sweet potato : 400 grams sweet potato, peeled and...

Orange and sultana cake 6 - 8 person dessert – 2 hours   Ingredients : 100 grams softened butter 90 grams castor sugar 4 eggs 200...

Trout with orange and with cucumber sauce 2 persons – 40 minutes   For the fish : 2 trout steaks 2 tablespoons freshly-squeezed orange...

Trout grilled with oatmeal and bacon 2 persons – 20 minutes   Ingredients : 2 fresh trout, cleaned, de-headed and de-tailed 15 grams...

Scallops mushrooms and potatoes 2 persons – 40 minutes   Ingredients : 1 shallot, peeled and chopped 50 grams bacon chopped into lardons...

Scallop chowder 2 persons – 20 minutes   Ingredients for the chowder : 50 grams pancetta or streaky bacon, chopped into pieces 175 grams...

Pork fricassée with apples nuts and fennel 2 persons – 60 minutes   Ingredients : 250 grams lean pork cut in cubes 1 tablespoon olive oil...

Pork colombo 2 persons – 50 minutes [Colombo   powder originated in the Antilles. It is a sweet gentle spice mix of turmeric, fenugreek,...

Pork belly marinaded in honey and lemon 2 persons – 50 minutes   Ingredients for the marinade : 1 tablespoon   acacia honey the juice of...

Duck and spinach crumble 2 persons – 30 minutes This recipe also  works with turkey or chicken.   Ingredients for 1st layer : 200 grams...

The name of the river Blavet comes from the Breton for “gushing water” and it is well-named. It carries a huge volume of water throughout...

a renovated fishing cabin next to the remains of two others The river Rance, which flows into the sea at Saint Malo on the north coast...

The first time I heard this story, my informant was a Bretonne who said that the English took over Ploermel castle while the nearby...

Aber Wrac’h is the longest of river of the three Abers (drowned river valleys) on the north west coat of Finistère. It is 33 kilometres...

Ile et Vilaine – Rennes - the cathedral of St Pierre – beauty a long time in the making The cathedral of Rennes is unusual in that it...

Abbaye de Nôtre Dame du Nid de Merle, Saint-Sulpice le Fôret In the commune now known as Saint-Sulpice-la-Fôret stand the impressive...

The tower just visible above the trees overlooking the bay of Paimpol It is so tall, soaring above the tree-line, that at first sight one...

Broad bean and bacon soup 4 persons - 30 minutes   Ingredients: 10 grams butter 100 grams bacon lardons (or 2 slices of ham, chopped) 1...