Food in Bretagne

Crêpes: Americans say cray-pes, the French say creh-pes. And the French make them better, so there you go. Crêpes actually originated in Bretange (Brittany, in English. this is the region that I'm staying in). Don't believe me? go check wikipedia because they're always right about everything. I've had at least one a day since I've been in France. Most people are familiar with sweet crêpes- ones with sugar, nutella, fruit, etc inside. But there are also savory ones. I had one the other night with cheesey sauce, chopped onion, and scallops inside. Yesterday for lunch I had one with goat cheese at a Crêperie in the center of Rennes. They're everywhere.

Cidre: Cider. It's really big in Bretagne, and the French like to drink it with pretty much any meal. Okay, well, not breakfast. But pretty much any other meal. It's hard cider, but the alcohol content is pretty low.

Macaroons: And not the coconut kind. These are everywhere. And, depending on where you go, pretty expensive. There are the standard flavors like chocolate, pistacho, and coffee... but then there are also cool ones like Earl Grey (which I bought the other day... for wayyyy too much). I had never had one before this past December when I bought two in New York City, but now I'm in love.

Bread: THE FRENCH EAT SO MUCH BREAD. I know, you're surprised, right? Well, in this case, the stereotypes are 110% true. I see people walking down the road and on the buses with baguettes all the time. Unfortunately, they normally aren't wearing berets and black/white striped shirts... but still. We always have at least three different types of bread in the house. It's usually eaten plain, or used to scrape up leftovers on a people's plates after lunch or dinner. Leftovers can be anything from mashed potatoes to gravy to... well, anything. The one thing the French do not put on their bread, however, is... PEANUT BUTTAH.


I was walking home from French Boot Camp on Friday when I passed by a grocery store. I went in... because I just generally enjoy grocery stores for no apparent reason... and started to explore. It wasn't long before I found a giant part of an aisle dedicated to Nutella and Nutella knockoffs. If you don't know what Nutella is, there is something wrong with you. It's the texture of peanut butter, but made of chocolate and hazelnuts. The French (and many Europeans) put it on pretty much anything that us Americans put pb on. It's caught on in the US in the past few years, and is definitely worth checking out.

Anyway. So seeing this giant wall of Nutella made me miss peanut butter, which I hadn't had for two weeks. So I went on a hunt for it... and was unsuccessful. I was about to give up hope when I randomly decided to ask a grocery store guy where if they sold beurre de cacahuètes. He lead me over to a tinnnnnny little "Foods of the World" section where there were two different types (smooth and chunky) of the tinnnny Skippy jars. For €5,06. That's $6.90. You see how tiny that peanut butter jar is?! Gahhh. Whatever, I bought it anyway. And started to eat it as I was walking home. American.

Here are some random photos I took at a pastry/dessert shop in Paris:





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