I made Breton galettes this morning for breakfast but forgot to take pictures, so now I'm showing you some galettes I had before in France.
Galette is a term referring to various types of crusty cakes. Like Italians are particular about different types of pasta, French people are particular over the differences between a galette and a crepe. :)
I talked about sweet crêpes(crêpes de froment) in my previous posts - they are usually made with wheat flour with a sweet filling, while Breton galettes(galettes/crêpes de sarrasin) are made with buckwheat flour and have a savoury filling in most cases.
Interestingly, buckwheat is not related to wheat or other grains in any way, and it's a nutritious fruit seed. Since the batter doesn't have much taste itself, it could be matched with many types of savoury fillings. This morning, I put a fried egg with chives in the middle. As I love mushrooms, I often eat them with plenty of mushrooms and a bit of cream. Cheese and ham are also popular fillings. Sometimes I see people top it with tomatoes, fish, or meat.
The traditional natural flavored batter is made with buckwheat flour, water, and salt, but eggs and milk are usually added for an easier cooking life in the home kitchen. ;) According to this magazine I got in Morbihan, they also offer batter mixed with local cider or beer:
今天早餐做了法式布列塔尼荞麦饼，但忘记拍照（做拍吃原创类美食博主也太惨了~什么都要兼顾😂），现在就让我通过以前在法国拍的照片介绍一下（这种只逛拍吃的比较简单）。
这种荞麦饼产自法国西北部的布列塔尼，面糊的传统配方是荞麦粉、盐和水的混合物，但这种自然风味的在家煎起来很容易破，所以通常也加入牛奶和鸡蛋。在Morbihan地区看到的一本杂志上说当地还会在面糊中加入苹果酒或啤酒。
Traditional galettes in making at a food market in Brittany:
我在布列塔尼一个菜市场里看到大厨正在用传统方式煎荞麦饼：
A triangle galette with the creamy mushroom filling I had in a small village in Brittany:
在布列塔尼吃的奶油蘑菇馅的三角脆薄饼：
Once in Lille of northern France, I tried this galette called the Popeye, as it's filled with magical powerful spinach, haha... The one my friend ordered had nuts on top of ham and cheese.
有次在法国北部吃了这种叫作"大力水手"的薄饼，因为里面有很多菠菜，哈哈！我朋友点的馅是火腿奶酪加果仁。
一般将煎好的面饼卷边成三角形或四方形，包裹住馅料。馅料多是咸味的，跟以前说到过的甜味可丽饼不同。我早上就在中间放了个香葱煎蛋。常见的馅料还有蘑菇、火腿、鱼肉等。我看很多当地人吃完咸的荞麦饼再吃甜的可丽饼当甜点。
如果觉得布列塔尼比较偏远难到，巴黎的蒙帕纳斯街也有很多家布列塔尼人开的煎饼店，因为附近的火车站满是往来布列塔尼大区的火车。所以下次到了巴黎，可以去那条煎饼街尝尝正宗的荞麦饼哦~😃
图文 by Donica