We wanted breakfast one morning in Port-en-Bessin and absolutely could not find anything open at least not obvious to non “Norman-savvy” Americans. So we asked at the Hotel de la Marine and they said we could likely get galettes right around the corner if we hurried.
Well we walked down around the corner and down a few blocks back and forth and everything just looked like residences with few or no windows and nobody was on the streets. Like a ghost town since we thought everyone was at work likely at this time of day.
Eventually I noticed there was a particular side door that people were occasionally popping out of at various intervals. We decided to try it out and see what was behind this door that seemed to lead into a residence. Well we knocked and opened the door and suddenly we were in what I recall looked like the lower floor of a residence with a bunch of tables in an open space with large number of locals eating galettes and drinking cider from ceramic jugs.
Fantastic we are hungry as hell but we don’t quite know how the system worked. As far as we could understand this local family opened their doors for breakfast and its a real communal affair sharing tables,etc. We saddled up and ordered a nice breakfast especially with accompanying local homemade cider.
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Galette -- often served with mixture of savory ingredients.
Galettes are one of the classic food items in Normandy as is cider and other apple-based products (e.g., Calvados). I knew galettes as the savory buckwheat crepes from my last trip through Normandy with Sandy, Jean, and Clara. Just great stuff and I wish I could find it done well back in the States. Of course its like crepes but much heartier and with the homemade cider a great combination. Good stuff!
Next: Lavomatic? Si’l vous plait.
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