a family restaurant, specializing in pike in cream, passes on its knowledge from generation to generation

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The 13 Hours continues to delight your taste buds with the best recipes from our grandmothers who have often marked our childhood. Today, Tuesday, September 13, head for the Cher, in Menetou-Salon in the inn of Marie-Claude, 80, who is the great pro of a typical dish of the region: pike with cream.

In Menetou-Salon (Cher), there is a restaurant where Marie-Claude Fontaine, 80, is a star. She is known for her pike in cream, a dish served since 1950. She knows the technique by heart. The recipe comes to him from his parents. His restaurant has become an institution in the village. Marie-Claude cooked there for 60 years and now works with her daughter and granddaughter. The restaurant is called “C’heu l’Zib”, inspired by the nickname of his father.

Each generation has found its place in this place that forged the family. “I supervise now”, said Marie-Claude. She ensures the good quality of the vegetables during the deliveries. “I’ve known the house since I was little, it’s a bit of a family story”admits the market gardener who delivers the vegetables that day. “We came two years ago and now we’re coming back to eat it again”says a tourist.


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