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Galette-saucisse

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A galette-saucisse is a French street food consisting of a hot sausage, traditionally grilled, wrapped inside a buckwheat crepe known as a galette de sarrasin or Breton galette. Its traditional home is the region of Upper Brittany, particularly the department of Ille-et-Vilaine and neighboring areas including Cotes-d'Armor, Morbihan, Loire-Atlantique, Mayenne and Manche. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Course
Snack or Street Food 1
Dietary Suitability
Contains Meat or Poultry 1
Origin Period, From (Year)
from 1800 1
Origin Region
France 2
Connections

Expresses Tradition

Street Food Culture, Food Traditions
Source Galette-saucisse (Wikipedia)

In Cuisine

French Cuisine, Cuisines
Source Galette-saucisse (Wikipedia)

Uses Ingredient

Buckwheat, Ingredients
Source Galette-saucisse (Wikipedia)
Sausage, Ingredients
Source Galette-saucisse (Wikipedia)
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Originated In

France

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject originated.

Sources
1. Galette-saucisse (Wikipedia)
  • Article text
    First created during the 19th century, the dish consists of two landmark food items of the cuisine of Brittany.
  • Lead
    First created during the 19th century, the dish consists of two landmark food items of the cuisine of Brittany.
  • Introduction
    A galette-saucisse (Breton: kaletez gant silzig) is a type of French street food item consisting of a hot sausage, traditionally grilled, wrapped in a buckwheat crepe called galette de sarrasin or Breton galette. The French region known as Upper Brittany is the traditional homeland of galette-saucisse, especially the department of Ille-et-Vilaine and some parts of its bordering departments like Côtes-d'Armor, Morbihan, Loire-Atlantique, Mayenne and Manche.
  • Introduction
    A galette-saucisse (Breton: kaletez gant silzig) is a type of French street food item consisting of a hot sausage, traditionally grilled, wrapped in a buckwheat crepe called galette de sarrasin or Breton galette.
  • Expresses Tradition: Street Food Culture, Wikipedia category: Category:Street food
  • In Cuisine: French Cuisine, lead paragraph
    A galette-saucisse (Breton: kaletez gant silzig) is a type of French street food item consisting of a hot sausage, traditionally grilled, wrapped in a buckwheat crepe called galette de sarrasin or Breton galette.
  • Uses Ingredient: Sausage, lead paragraph
    A galette-saucisse (Breton: kaletez gant silzig) is a type of French street food item consisting of a hot sausage, traditionally grilled, wrapped in a buckwheat crepe called galette de sarrasin or Breton galette.
  • Uses Ingredient: Buckwheat, lead paragraph
    A galette-saucisse (Breton: kaletez gant silzig) is a type of French street food item consisting of a hot sausage, traditionally grilled, wrapped in a buckwheat crepe called galette de sarrasin or Breton galette.
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2. Galette-saucisse (Wikidata)
P495 (country of origin): France
Quote, P495 (country of origin): France
France
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