Gourmet Normandy in 48 recipes

A land of meadows and apple orchards, Normandy is also a gateway to the sea, abounding with gustatory treasures. From apple tarts to flambéed omelettes and guinea-fowl baked in cider, via scallops and sole, prepared Dieppe style. According to a quotation from a famous French film, ‘here, there are not just apples,’ but nor are there just cream and butter!

And when your grandmother comes from Normandy and your grandfather was a distiller like the author’s, it’s at a very early age that you learn how to pick the best herbs in the garden, how to beat down the apples from the tree, to pluck poultry, fetch scallops at the local market, prepare neufchâtel on toast or ‘se tordre la goule’ (literally twist your mouth) over your first spoonful of hot Teurgoule. Hence, Marie-Laure Peretti offers you her book of family recipes over a selection of the best in Normandy cuisine, sometimes with a hint of imagination. With just one aim in mind, to give you ideas that will tantalise your tastebuds, from starter to dessert.