Morvan,
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Morvan produces several specialities from the pig. The
Rosette of Morvan measures up to 60 centimetres long and
is more swelled at an extremity than the other one.
Thanks to modern processes of drying, the sausage is
produced nowadays all year long.
The Morvandelle pie is a flaky pastry pie, filled
in
with
pork marinated in alcohol or in white wine. It may also
contain a layer of potato. |
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But the most well-known speciality, the ham of Morvan,
is a raw ham produced in the areas of Arleuf and
Château-Chinon. According to tradition, it was hung
from the beams of the farms from six to eleven months.
This
was the phase of drying that followed that of
salting, the duration of which was from three to four
weeks (the ham was placed on a paving stone of cement
and covered with big salt). A traditional pork butcher
can produce from twenty to thirty hams a week from
September to February.
Originally eaten during family gatherings,
another speciality -
the pie
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is
now eaten in the meals, whereas ham and Rosette of
Morvan are ideal snacks.
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Geographic situation |
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