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Tag Archives: Guinea Fowl
En Normandie, sans-GMO – Read On
Nothing new will appear on these pages for a few days now. I am away in search of some of the best volailles that Normandy’s farmers can produce – vol (fly)/ailles(wings) = poultry. Not just chickens, but also pigeoneau (squab), … Continue reading
Posted in Blue Collar Gastronomy, Chicken, Guinea Fowl, Hen's and Bantam's Eggs, Label Rouge, No Compromise Shopping, Pigeoneau, Poulet de Gournay, Poulet Fermier, Poulet Fermiers, The Food Business
Tagged Barbary Ducks, Blue Collar Gastronomy, Cider Vinegar, Confiture du Lait, Eggs on Legs, GM Soya from Brazil and America, Grand Maitre, Guinea Fowl, Label Rouge, Loue, Normandie, Pigeoneau, Poulets Fermiers, Pure Breed Chickens, Squab
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The Grand Maitre d’Affaires who’s bringing us ‘Le Grand Maitre’
Grand Mâitre is not a title to taken lightly in France. Originally used as a mark of reverence to France’s greatest of all chefs and gastronomic chroniclers - such as Escoffier, Brillat-Savarin, Curnosky and others back in the 18/19th centuries, to the more recent ‘mâitres’ … Continue reading
Posted in Blue Collar Gastronomy, Brassserie Lipp, Capon, Caponisation, Chicken, French Markets, French supermarkets, Great Chefs, Guinea Fowl, Hen's and Bantam's Eggs, IGP, Label Rouge, Latest Trends, Perfect Eggs, Poulet de Gournay, Poulet Fermier, Speciality Chicken, Terroir
Tagged Brasserie Lipp, Chapon de Pintade, Chapons, Gaston Lenotre, Guinea Fowl, IGP, Label Rouge, Le Mans, Loue Grand Maitre, LoueNormandy, Normandy Butter, Oeufs de Loue, Poulardes, Poulet Fermier, Salon International de l'Agricole, Sarthe, Sel de Guerande, SIA 2012, St Michel Biscuits, Yves de la Fourchardiere
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The Monogamous Fowl of the L’Aude
Guinea fowl have intrigued me for more than their flavour since I first encountered them en-masse in the L’Aude region of SW France – I could have written ‘en-floc’ (read below for why). We used to rent a house there … Continue reading
Posted in Chicken, Great Chefs, Guinea Fowl, peasant cooking, Simple Food, South West French Cuisine, Terroir
Tagged Blue Collar Gastronomy, Castelnaudary, Edith Piaf, Guinea Fowl, L'Aude, Lauragais Farmers' Cooperative, Les Agrumes, Maize, Melon, Michel Guerard, Pintade, Quail, Sun Flowers
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