oui, le "Chabrol"

Posted by Jack Tobin at 10/15/2007 7:01 AM and is filed under Cuisine et Vins


OUI, le Chabrol ... a twisted tradition in the Haut-Quercy that dates back to the Moyen Age!

It's really all about soup - in the Lot no meal is complete unless it starts with soup, particularly broad bean soup - soupe de fèves - and tourain. Tourain is classically an onion soup, the same onion soup which is served here at dawn to newlyweds, whether they like it or not, on the first morning of their married life.

So, when you've almost completed that delicious bowl of soup, this is where things get a little twisted ...

           

Just take in hand that bottle of 1949 Château Lafite Rothschild you've been decanting and pour a generous splash into the remainder of your soup; give it a swirl to mix and then ... it's bowls up!
Le Chabrol!!!

Our guests at Rancho Escargot quickly grasped the importance of perpetuating this tradition ...

       

       -- making for very happy travellers!


chabrol et a bientot! Jack

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  • 10/16/2007 4:58 PM Gail wrote:
    Bonjour Jack and Martine!!! Hope you are both well... and Cowgirl is doing fine. We are planning a longer foray to the Dordogne next year and will see you then ...enjoyed reading all the blogs. Gail
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  • 3/10/2008 4:05 PM William wrote:
    Hi Jack,
    it must be a real pleasure showing your guests what chabrol is. I guess there were a few good laughs going round the table...

    W (a French blogger based in Périgueux)
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