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Galette Charentaise Recipe
The most popular dish in France probably to make with candied Angelica is the Galette Charentaise. It's a really easy cake to make. Despite the name, it's a cake, not a galette.
What is a Galette Charentaise? It’s a cake but it’s a biscuit as well. Traditionally it's round and measures around 25 centimeters and is a very simple recipe, but it's very, very local. You can find the galette Charentaise almost entirely on the west coast of France.
Here’s a recipe taught to me by Elise Botiveau for a Galette Charentaise.
A to Z of French Herbs - Angelica
Angelica is considered a vegetable rather than a herb in some countries in Europe. But in France, it's considered to be a herb. It's used in a variety of ways. The candied Angelica is probably the most well-known and used.
In the first season of my podcast Fabulously Delicious The French Food podcast I spoke with Elise Botiveau about the Galette Charentaise, which is a cake that Elise grew up making. This cake or gateau as they like to call them here in France and has a special ingredient, Angelica, candied Angelica to be exact. So what is Angelica
Angelica is an aromatic herb that grows one to two meters high, sometimes even higher. Its leaves have hairs on the underside and the plant has white or greenish flowers depending on the variety. It tastes a bit like celery. In Finland actually, where it's treated like a vegetable. The stems are often eaten raw like celery. Stems can also be added to an assortment of other vegetables being roasted or as a herb in salads and soups.
Summer Series - Regional Specialities
In today's Fabulously Delicious episode we enjoy summer by revisiting season one and the fabulously topics we talked about. So this week its regional specialities of France with Galette Charentaise and the Fouée with Elise Botiveau and Vince Cucé.
Fabulously Delicious is all about French food and French cuisine the people that make it, cook it, taste it, write about it, photograph it, and love it. We chat with Franco foodies here in France and around the world.
Galette Charentaise with Elise Botiveau
Fabulously in this episode, we discuss another wonderful little-known outside of France the Galette Charentaise. Traditionally made with candied angelica a herb/wild plant grown in Northern France and around Europe.
Fabulously Delicious is all about French food and French cuisine the people that make it, cook it, taste it, write about it, photograph it and love it. We chat with Francofoodies here in France and around the world.