The trout, in addition to being a famous fish, gave its name to a German submarine at the beginning of the last century, to the famous piece of music that Schubert composed when he was 22 years old and it is even the name of a Slovak vodka. In the Republican calendar trout was the name of the 15th day of Fructidor.
There are several kinds of trout
There are several kinds of trout besides, the rainbow trout for example that we now find in our rivers is not at all from here. It was imported from North America in the 19th century by Denmark. The most famous way to cook it is blue trout, poached in vinegar water, the vinegar turns the mucus that covers the scales to a kind of blue, hence the name of the dish. It is served with vegetables or a salad and melted butter is poured over it with lemon. The top. In the Jura, it is prepared in yellow wine, by grilling it in butter and with this famous yellow wine which gives it a magnificent taste. That said, it is very good in the pan, and we find it more and more smoky. It must be said that it is sometimes healthier to treat yourself to a smoked trout than a smoked salmon raised in battery and stuffed with antibiotics.
Speaking of healthy products, France is the leading producer of organic trout with more than 2,500 tonnes per year. You can find very good trout in fish farms, especially in the Vosges. On the health side, it is a fish rich in fatty acids good for the heart, it is a good source of selenium, an antioxidant and vitamin B. The cooking is done with a lot of ingredients such as trout, but it is done above all with the heart.