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Is it storming and raining outside? Yes, it's autumn. Time to make yourself comfortable in your holiday apartment in Normandy and sweeten your day with a few Norman specialties!
All cheese, or what?
You probably know the famous Cs of Normandy – Camembert, Calvados and Cider. But did you know that Normandy is famous for other cheese specialties? What almost all of them have in common is that they are made from raw milk, which gives them a particularly spicy aroma. There is also the famous “goût de terroir”, the earthy taste. Just as a good wine conveys the taste of the soil on which it grew, a good raw milk cheese from Normandy breathes the aroma of the pastures. In addition to Camembert, three other cheeses bear the protected AOP mark of origin: Livarot, Pont l'Évêque and Neufchâtel. In addition, there are countless types of cheese that are often only known and loved in their region. A cheese fondue with three Norman cheeses, for example, helps against wanderlust for Normandy. To make it really authentic, season it with 2 cl Calvados.
Seafood, freshly caught
By the way, Camembert is also ideal for making a sauce for moules. Or you can serve the mussels with cream or a white wine sauce. Oysters are a real specialty Cotentin. Around a quarter of French oyster production comes from here. Scallops are also in season at the moment and can only be caught in Normandy from October to May. However, they are best from October to January. In this old one Blog we explained how you can easily prepare these jewels of the sea yourself in your Normandy holiday home. Or enjoy fine seafood at the Fête de la coquille Saint-Jacques in Port-en-Bessin, taking place on November 9th and 10th. The fishing village with its harbor is also worth a visit on other days.
Between earth and sea
The Normans were not only fishermen, but also farmers. That's why you can also get excellent meat products around your holiday home in Normandy. On the one hand there is meat from the salt marsh sheep. This is marketed as Agneau de pré-salés, salt marsh lamb, on the Côte des Havres and in the bay of Mont Saint Michel. The meat is so spicy because the sheep on the salt marshes eat the salty herbs. In addition, they lead an untamed sheep life, only during lambing time in winter you will not see sheep grazing on the Havres prairie. Stéphanie Maubé, one of the shepherdesses in the Havre of Saint-Germain-sur-Ay, created Brebizo, a fiery, spicy chorizo, from the meat of her sheep. You can get these at Jambon de Lassay or in the small shop Atelier à l'Ouest – Lessay buy. The latter is open on Wednesdays and Saturdays until Christmas from 10 a.m. to 18 p.m. Another sausage specialty from local producers is the Saucisson à l'ail Trappist monks in Bricquebec. The monks were originally dedicated to the production of Trappe cheese, but handed over the recipes and naming rights to them in 1961 Maîtres laitiers du Cotentin sold to dedicate himself entirely to the butcher shop. You can get the delicious sausage (and other delicious pork products) in the monastery shop in Bricquebec. The garlic sausage is also available at Intermarché in Saint-Symphorien le Valois, just a few minutes' drive from your holiday home in Normandy.
Sweeten the time
Without a detour into that Maison du Biscuit Your holiday with your dog in Normandy should not end in Sortosville-en-Beaumont. The house itself is one of the most important sights in the the ChannelThe cookie bakers receive around 500.000 visitors every year. Clear some space in the trunk, because you'll hardly leave the salesroom without cookies and other delicacies from Normandy. The online shop also sends its products to Germany if your supplies run out!
Last minute or with planning: book a holiday home with your dog in Normandy now!
If you really feel like going on holiday in Normandy again: there are still free houses on La Bourdonnerie in the end of the year! Even on Christmas and New Year's Eve there is still room for a relaxed end of the year with your dog. And if you want to come next year, we recommend you get yours as soon as possible Your date to reserve.
Text: Barbara /chiennormandy
Photos: barbara & jacqueline macou (Pixabay, Camembert)[:]