e distinction between crepes and galettes. Pancakes are eaten rather sweet and are prepared with white flour or wheat flour. On the other hand, Breton galettes are eaten rather salty and are made with black wheat flour also called buckwheat flour. In creperies, even if the recipes may vary, ...
A small town that lives sports in a big way With 4333 inhabitants at the year, Clohars-Carnoët is a small Breton town in South Finistère. But it has a particularity: sports practice occupies a place of choice there, thanks to a rich local associative fabric and to many facilities dedicated to the ...
ated to this saint. The church of Saint-Ronan was built in the 15th century by the Dukes of Brittany. This majestic granite building is a jewel of Breton ogival art. You will be able to admire a 1485 master window representing the Passion of Christ. This church is just one of the architectural ...
to a long festive tradition dating back to... 1923! In the 1950s, what was still called "the Festivals of Cornouaille" already constituted the first Breton cultural event and one of the most important in Europe. Even today, the Quimper festival is a must-attend event for all lovers of Breton cultu ...
Quimper history Quimper was founded in Roman times, but by 495 AD it had become a bishopric. Quimper takes its name from the Breton word kemper, which means 'confluence of two rivers', referring to the Steir and the Odet. Since the 17th century, Quimper has been known for its ceramics and ear ...
A Breton castle where magic happens The Rocher Portail estate located in Saint-Brice-en-Coglès in the Ille-et-Vilaine department includes a late Renaissance castle surrounded by listed gardens. This place furnished with royal tapestries and original furniture has enough to immerse the visitor i ...
nistère, 23 km northwest of Landerneau and 32 km from Brest. Kilometers of fine sand dotted with granite rocks have made the reputation of this small Breton town. Only the temperature of the English Channel, which rarely exceeds 20°C, reminds bathers that they are not in a tropical lagoon but ind ...
fan of the singer Nolwenn Leroy, you probably know about her attachment to her native region, as she has often highlighted songs from the traditional Breton repertoire. So it is not surprising that the channel TF1 offered this artist the main role in the series Brocéliande, filmed in the forest of ...
and kouign-amann are so high in calories, it is of course because of the high proportion of butter in the recipe. But, unless you're making these Breton recipes where butter is a must, in more ordinary cakes, it's possible to replace the fat with applesauce. This first trick to lighten cakes ...
ht: Yosomono 2- Baghirs in the Maghreb The baghirs, also known as thousand-hole pancakes, are a culinary specialty of North Africa. Unlike our Breton Pancakes or American pancakes, they are not prepared exclusively from wheat flour, but from wheat flour and semolina. Another peculiarity is ...
of Doëlan. This place in the commune of Clohars-Carnoët in Finistère is a small maritime jewel. So the series offers absolutely wonderful images of the Breton coastline and landscapes. 5- The suspense is well maintained Michel Bussi being one of the masters of the genre, viewers can expec ...
ut living organisms. In addition to aromatic and medicinal plants, these gardens showcase farm animals and endemic species from the region, such as the Breton draft horse, the Ouessant sheep, the Froment du Léon cow, and the Rennes cuckoo chicken. A educational farm dedicated to agriculture and bi ...
What is the concept of Welcome Craftsmen? Welcome Artisans is a Breton start-up that is reinventing the concept of travel by offering immersive stays with craftsmen and local producers. Founded by Tifen Guiet, this fledgling company aims to promote local tourism that highlights craftsmanship, shor ...
channels for these shells even though they constitute a 100% natural and renewable raw material, useful and local. To valorize this waste, two young Breton entrepreneurs, Hugo Kermarrec and Morgan Guyader, founded Malàkio in September 2020. This brand, whose name means mollusk in Greek, sells obje ...
gether Celtic music groups and hosts around 2500 artists (musicians, singers, dancers, visual artists, and filmmakers) from various Celtic countries: Bretons, Welsh, Irish, Scots, Asturians, Galicians, Acadians, or Australians... This festival, which is the annual meeting of contemporary Celtic cul ...
ature Photo Festival of La Gacilly is the largest outdoor photo festival in France. This event, open to all and completely free, transforms the small Breton village of La Gacilly (in the department of Morbihan) into a true open-air art gallery. Every year, 200 large-format photographs are displaye ...
publication shared by ???E (@gemmak500) 4- Land's End At Land's End, Cornwall's south coast takes on the feel of the end of the world. Like our Breton Finistère, this must-see attraction marks 'the end of the earth'. It is indeed the most southwestern point in all of Britain! Many walks ar ...
and 2022 in Île-de-France and on the side of Brest. The actor Tomer Sisley has moreover fallen under the charm of Finistère, he who did not know these Breton lands well. In an interview for France 3 Bretagne, the actor emphasized the happiness he had to shoot in this region of France and he sa ...
e with spices, accompanied by a shortbread biscuit. This compote, which is both tangy, sweet and spicy, pairs perfectly with the buttery flavor of a Breton pancake or the lighter ones of zézettes de Sète or navettes marseillaises. ...
fect on osteoporosis and gastritis, that is, inflammation of the stomach lining. Buttermilk The last of the 3 fermented drinks good for immunity is a Breton specialty called buttermilk. Like yogurt, this product consists exclusively of milk and lactic ferments. These ingredients create a slightly t ...
