If you love good books as much as you love good food, a trip through Normandy can feel like a treasure hunt, with surprises – literary and gastronomic – waiting around every corner.
t is an iron law of food literature that the people who think only about food are the ones who write worst about it.The Guardian.an irreverent and entertaining read,
So cheese was a big part of what drew me to Normandy, while my more bloodthirsty French beloved longed for specialities likeor blood sausage from Mortagne, and Rouen-style duckling served with a sauce made from the young duck’s blood. As with the cheeses that often carry the name of their town of origin, many of these meaty dishes are also inextricably linked to specific towns in Normandy.
But for me the main attraction of the cathedral was as the setting of a clandestine meeting between Emma and her soon-to-be lover Léon. As they leave the cathedral they jump into a hired horse-drawn carriage for a frantic drive through Rouen and beyond, during which Emma finally and fatefully succumbs to Léon’s advances.
I don’t usually enjoy sugary bonbons, but since reading good books often causes melancholy, as any reader knows, I couldn’t resist this age-old “medicine”.
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