The food of Normandy

Normandy combines a coastal seafood tradition with butter, cream, cheese and orchard produce. A dish may express one part of that repertoire rather than all of it. Start with mussels or a regional dessert, then look at the ingredients and accompaniments the kitchen chooses.

Explore the coast

Mussels are one way into the region’s seafood cooking. A marinière preparation uses wine and aromatics; cream-based versions give a different result. These dishes are shared with other French coastal areas rather than belonging only to Normandy.

Finish with a regional sweet

Teurgoule is a rice-and-milk dessert flavored with cinnamon. It contrasts with the crisp pastry of an apple tart or a cream-filled cake, and gives visitors a less familiar way to explore Norman food.