4 ways to sing “J’aime la galette” in Dinan! 🥞
🎶I like pancakes, do you know how? When it’s well made and comes from Dinan! 🎶 (well we like butter in it anyway 😀).
February 2 is approaching... Do you know what that means? Candlemas ! But in Britain, pancakes and pancakes are in the spotlight every day of the year. A true symbol of Breton gastronomy, the galette is favored throughout France. So much so that at the 2023 Agricultural Show, it was voted the French's favorite regional dish!
Heat the billigs and prepare the salad bowls: to celebrate Candlemas, Dinan-Cap Fréhel offers you 4 ways to enjoy the Breton galette. Kalon Digor*! 🤤
*Enjoy your food !
1. The basic (the one we love 🥰)
We start with the classic of the classic, but at the same time, what would Brittany be without Breton pancakes? Much less delicious! Fortunately, we would still have the kouign-amann and the Gavottes® to raise the level (we were hot 😌).
The pancake has endless possibilities! Cheese, mushrooms, salmon, tomatoes… Whatever the Côtes d’Armor creperie where you ask for the menu, you will be sure to find a garnish to your liking.
Our favorite? The unbeatable complete pancake. And for dessert, we don't forget the salted butter caramel crepe, of course. The baaaase!
✅ A little test, just like that:
Do you know the 3 key toppings for the complete pancake?
Reply : egg, ham, cheese, of course!
🥞Our partners for 100% Dinan-Cap Fréhel cakes:
💎 The Little Emerald Farm : organic buckwheat pancakes, to bring back a bit of Breton gastronomy in your suitcase!
📍7 rue du Combat des 5 Chemins, Saint-Cast-le-Guildo
🐮 Our local producers : local products, to garnish your pancakes with an inimitable Breton taste!
📍A little everywhere in the territory
Want to taste a pancake in a creperie? It's this way !
2. The American 🇺🇸
A bit like the chicken and egg debate, it makes you wonder who, the Americans or the Bretons, invented the hot dog. The sausage pancake has in fact been a staple of Breton gastronomy since the 19th century. 🙃
At sporting events and markets, it is from 7 a.m. that you can smell the delicious smell spreading between the stalls. With a scent like that, it's hard to resist. We tell you: before the end of the morning, you will end up breaking down!
The solution to satisfy your sweet tooth? Look for the pancake trucks, an institution here. Of Dinan à Saint-Jacut-de-la-Mer, no matter which market you wander through, you will find a pancake truck on the cobblestones. 🚛
This way to find a market for your next sausage patty!
🤠Psst… Are you more Mexican than American food? A trendy variation of the hot dog: the sausage patty “Breton taco” version!
3. The Asian 🇯🇵
The Breton galette also adapts to the refinement of Asian gastronomy!
For a cocktail, a wedding or your meal with your father-in-law, opt for maki-style pancakes. Rolled and cut into small bites, you have endless variations of toppings.
💡Since we're nice, we'll give you 2,3 ideas:
- Hummus/salmon: because it’s good
- Cheese/ham: for the taste of childhood
- Smoked trout/small vegetables: for a clear conscience
Beetroot/beans: for vegetarians
Not convinced ? Take advantage of your vacation in Dinan Cap-Fréhel to discover the Pieds dans le Sable maki-style pancakes. No, it's not a typo, but the name of the restaurant. Open in summer, this creperie located on the Grande Plage from Saint-Cast-le-Guildo takes you on a journey to other continents while admiring the Breton sunset with your feet in the sand, facing the sea. A treat! 🥰
4. The aperitif 🍻
The Breton galette can also be found in a more relaxed setting. Between friends or family, in Brittany, when aperitif time comes, we think of local products. A bowl of pancake chips and a beer with Breton pancakes, and the evening takes on the air of Côtes d'Armor.
Yes, yes, you read correctly: beer with Breton pancakes! Brewery Wild Foam offers us this unusual beverage by recycling waste from the Crêpe de Saint-Malo workshop. The difference with usual buckwheat beers? These are indeed cooked pancakes which are used alongside fermentation. More Breton than that as an aperitif, we ask for a drink! 🥂
And the Sarrazette? You know?
All of Brittany is already talking about it. Legend has it that the recipe for this drink was held by the Druids and passed down in secret.
Artisanal lemonade Médithévin dug it up from beyond the grave and brought it back to life: it's Sarrazette: roasted buckwheat lemonade and cider vinegar, a subtle Breton treat to accompany your pancakes and pancakes. Or to drink as an aperitif!
🍺 Our aperitif partners made in Brittany:
For the delicious pancake chips:
(I.e.Maison Yannick, delicatessen, 2 rue du Général de Gaulle, Ploubalay, Beaussais-sur-Mer
(I.e.Saint-Yves grocery store, 6 rue de l’Apport, Dinan
(I.e.Chez-Louis, cellar and delicatessen, 22 rue de Chateaubriand, Saint-Cast-le-Guildo
For unusual pancake beers:
(I.e.Wild Foam, 401, rue de la Tramontane, Taden
5. Bonus: the perfect pairing 🍏
You will never see a Breton order a Breton galette without a bowl of cider! And for good reason, cider is to the pancake what butter is to kouign-amann: essential. That’s pretty good, Dinan-Cap Fréhel has a number of producers. Perfect for concocting a delicious meal in the pure Breton tradition during your vacation!
🍎 Our partners specializing in fine apple bubbles:
(I.e.Val de Rance cider house, Les Celliers Associés, 24 rue de Dinan, Pleudihen-sur-Rance
(I.e.Kerloick House, La Touche Cadieu, Plestan
(I.e.Raudais Farm, 8 rue de la Rabine, Trélat, Taden
(I.e.Croc’Fruits Orchard, 115 Le Bouillon, Saint-Lormel
(I.e.Beausoleil Farm, Beau-Soleil, Matignon
(I.e.Landes Farm, Les Landes, Saint-Cast-le-Guildo