Salted Anchovies – Silver Jewels

By Colin, on October 25th, 2011%

Salted anchovies are Manna from heaven, at least to me. To the Romans anchovies made the base for Garum sauce a staple of their cuisine. All over the world Anchovies are consumed with enthusiasm, in Worcester Sauce in the UK,  as Kozhuva in Kerala, or as n??c m?m in Vietnam.

Fresh anchovies

Eaten fresh, . . . → Read More: Salted Anchovies – Silver Jewels

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Making Jambon Sec

By Colin, on January 25th, 2011%

As regular readers of this blog are aware, just before Christmas I bought half a Perigord pig from my butcher in Loches and I have been enjoying the meat ever since. Just after Christmas I thought I would try my hand at making Jambon Sec or air dried ham. It is something that I have . . . → Read More: Making Jambon Sec

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Bed and Breakfast at La Canterie

We now offer bed, breakfast and the possibility of an evening meal at La Canterie. Information and booking can be accessed through the ' Blogs that I like' link on the right.