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Travel company from the PNW WA taking small groups to Brittany France for an authentic experience.

Travel company based in the Pacific Northwest WA, offering small and unique group tours to Brittany France

10/31/2024

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10/29/2024

In awe every time! Good night!

10/28/2024

In awe every time! Good morning.

10/22/2024

Halloween is also celebrated in some places in Brittany!
Here at the beautifully restored site of Meneham, on the astonishing coast of the legends. We stayed there overnight.

10/20/2024

The Watch house in Meneham is tucked between huge granit rocks. It is almost invisible from the sea, so, is perfectly suited to monitoring the English ships sailing the prowling along the northern Brittany coast.

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10/19/2024

I was lucky enough to meet Catherine Gouasdoué () of J’apprends la crepe at her kitchen in Kerlouan. Cathy is a renowned expert in the art of making crepes.
She was doing a professional training to a set of students who are planning on opening their own creperie. After 4 days of intense training, Cathy’s students served us excellent Galettes and Crepes. I had a leek fondue, chestnuts, roasted goat's cheese, smoked duck breast. Delicious!
It was neat to see the kitchen with its 7 crepe makers.
And such an honor. Thank you Cathy!

10/18/2024

This is called a Café Gourmand. In addition to the essential coffee served after lunch, it has a Far Breton, a Myrtille Crumble, a Chocolate Fondant and a Chantilly. Yum!

La Moule Au Pot À Roscoff

10/17/2024

Mussels in Brittany are so good!
At La Moule au Pot, we had the choice of various sauces : classic Mariniere, Bleu d'Auvergne, Cider and Apple or Curry. And of course the French fries were a great pairing.

La Moule Au Pot À Roscoff

10/01/2024

It never hurts to be polite, AND it is a must in Paris.

09/29/2024

The silent auction of the Alliance Française Seattle has just opened. Get an authentic Galette & Crepe dinner for 8 paired with delicious ciders and raise money for this great organization!
(go to afseattle.org to bid).

09/09/2024

I planted these Buckwheat seeds from Brittany in June, and here they are in September getting ready to harvest!

The challenge of harvesting buckwheat, is that the seeds don't mature all at the same time. Some seeds are still green, while others are already dark grey.

Excited with the possibility of making galettes (savory crepes made with buckwheat flour) with my own flour!

08/23/2024

Today is Crepe day! Here a Galette Terre Mer with Andouille de Guemenez. Delicious!

Crêperie Sous Le Vent à Trebeurden

08/16/2024

Buckwheat blind test:
Making galettes with 3 different buckwheat.

1. Bob's Red Mill buckwheat (USA)
2. Treblec Buckwheat (Brittany France)
3. Toasted grinded Buckwheat seeds from PCC (Fairview USA)

6 human testers.

The results:
1. 0 votes
2. 5 votes
3. 1 vote

It is hard to get over the dramatic dark gray color of Bob's Red Mill. The taste is nice, but slightly harsh.
I was really surprised by the mild flavor of the toasted buckwheat. The nutty smell is strong. To the taste, it is nutty, but not as strongly as I expected. Quite nice actually.
The Brittany galette had the slight nutty taste and stayed smooth.

Another consideration not considered during this experiment : was smooth it is to make, from making the batter to spreading on the crepe maker.
There again, 2. was hands down smoother than the other two, easier to beat, easier to spread.
I really expected more from 3. It might have been because I did not grind the seeds fine enough... I might give it another try another time...

In conclusion, Brittany flour is the best for galette. How surprising! :>

08/15/2024

What to do with Buckwheat husk?

Yes, I am talking about the outer layer of the seed, also called hull.
Buckwheat husks can be used to fill pillow, as they are anti-allergenic, do not conduct heat or cold.
They are also great mulch for the garden.

08/15/2024

Only 1 spot left on the Fall 2024 trip.
Come and join us!
7 days, starting on Oct. 21st.
More info at website.

08/14/2024

Why is the Brittany buckwheat lighter than the US one?
The mystery is solved!
The Brittany buckwheat (the best to make Galettes), uses some but not as much of the husk of the buckwheat seed as the US buckwheat does.

I took some Brittany seeds, grinded them (with a spice or coffee grinder). The husk is lighter and moves up, so tend to leave bigger particles than the seed. So, by grinding, sifting, grinding, sifting, one can get the right "visual" proportions.

I'd say only 1/4 of the husk is remaining in a Brittany buckwheat.

07/12/2024

Friday is Crepe Day!
There is no better galette than the one you eat in your home town!

Galette complete avec salade at Creperie des Triagoz.

07/05/2024

Spanish Foxglove on our trail in Trebeurden.
We are waiting for the tide to go down, so that we can cross over to Ile Millau. We'll have 90min to explore . The alternative.... come back swimming. Fun!

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