Typical food from Poitou Charentes

Typical food from Poitou Charentes

Hello, we are going to present to you the typical food near our home

Le Farci Poitevin

This is a pate made of cooked vegetables wrapped in large cabbages leaves and is often eaten as a starter.

Tourteau Fromager

This is a pastry made of goat cheese. It can be eaten cold or hot. Crunchy on top but soft on the inside.

Chabichou

This is a typical local goat cheese

Broyé du Poitou

This is a dry, flat cake that is traditionally cut with a punch

Chaudrée Charentaise

This is a dish made with fish and seadfood. This dish can be served with potatoes or other

La Grimolle

It's an apple cake

Le pâté de Pâques

It's a pie with stuffing and an egg in the middle. It can be eaten hot or cold

Les Bugnes

These sweet little pastries are fried dough covered with sugar. Diepending on the regions the name is different but we call them "Marvels"

Grillons Charentais

It's a pork-based pâté. Traditionally eaten on toast.

Huiles de Neuville

These oils are made near Poitiers. They come in a range of flavours, including rasberry, passion fruit ect. These oils are made from walnut oil

Macarons de Montmorillon

There are the region's most famous macarons. They have a soft almond center with a crispy crust.

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