After the Montauban market in Brittany last March, France Bleu Armorique offers you a special “Côté Saveurs” program on Saturday September 24 from 7 a.m. to 12 p.m. live from the Lices market in Rennes.
For this exceptional program, a chef this Saturday, September 24 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. live from the Lices market in Rennes will be the special guest. His mission : with 30 eurosthe Chef will have to do his shopping and create a menu for 6 persons. People present in the market will then be invited to taste what the chef has prepared.
Alongside Delphine Seveno and Francis Létocard, it is Germain CailletChef of the restaurant La Petite Ourse in Rennes who will have to show imagination and cook the products sold at the market.
– France Bleu Armorique
The second largest market in France
For 400 years, every Saturday the people of Rennes have strolled, basket in hand, in the second largest market in France. They come to meet some 250 local producers and traders set up from 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Place des Lices in Rennes. The very first market on the Place des Lices dates back to 1622!
– Arnaud Loubry Rennes city and metropolis
Pride of the city of Rennes to host the second largest market in France, you will find on the stalls all that the region does best in terms of local gastronomy. In this district with remarkable architecture, night owls and early risers, bourgeois and bobos, grannies and their carts, starred chefs and street-food lovers meet there in a friendly atmosphere.
The ritual of the famous sausage galette
Tasting the traditional sausage galette on the Lices market is a ritual not to be missed. You will find it on many stands installed between the two covered halls. For purists, the plain version with mustard is the traditional recipe for this Breton-style hot dog. As the morning progresses, comes the time for the aperitif market on one of the many terraces of the bistros along the aisles. The moment to taste the products purchased with the benevolence of the café owners.
“Only in Rennes will you see this great unpacking which often leads the locals to leave their market empty-handed, almost everything is consumed on the spot! ©tourisme-rennes.com
– Arnaud Loubry Rennes city and metropolis
– France Blue