Rouen, France: The Four C's of Normandy Cuisine - Rick Steves’ Europe Travel Guide - Travel Bite
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- When traveling in France, seek out local specialties. Normandy, the region NW of Paris is known as the land of the four C's: Camembert, cider, cream and Calvados (apple brandy). Savor all four flavors and pamper your palate in the hedonistic ritual of fine French dining. Bon appetit! #ricksteveseurope #frenchcuisine #rouen
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I used to spend every summer in this region when young! Wonderful to see it again! :)
Its fascinating to see what people eat around the world.
I love it ! Wonderful city.
Love it
nothing better than fine food!!
Hi Rick I really enjoy our travel videos now on CZcams as they help me decide where to visit. Isn't this video and others you are posting years old? Thanks!
Delightful.
Great camerawork
What is the name of the restaurant from this episode?
I just finished a carrot while watching this & suddenly it became oddly unsatisfying.Lol, don't watch when u are hungry
Oh great, I'm feeling really hungry now!
Where is this restaurant located in Rouen?
Yammy
Please post the name of this restaurant in Rouen!
The restaurant is Les Nymphéas. Happy travels!
i wish i had money to eat like this lol! :) so tasty
The irony in the Norman loves of dairy produce and cider is that they got these from Brittany. In the 11th century, William of Poitiers (a Norman born and bred despite how historians name him), who was William the Conqueror's chaplain and most rusted-on propagandist, derided the Bretons for having so many dairy farms instead of crops. He also disliked the freer relations between men and women and the huge number of armed soldiers in Brittany.
+Zoe Porphyrogenita Add to all this a few wonderful lamb chops Pre Sale and life is indeed very good......
+Sue Harvey My sister and I are cheese-lovers. I'm fortunate to live in a dairy exporting region of Australia, but I do also fancy the imported varieties such as Neufchâtel (which puts Philadelphia cream cheese to shame). How much does Camembert cost in Normandy?
PS: A little research suggests that perhaps I've been eating an American or Australian "Neufchatel" instead of the genuine article. Australia forbids "raw milk products".
+Zoe Porphyrogenita A very good camembert can cost around 5€, you can also find good ones in a supermarket for 3€. Then you have the fake ones, made with heated milk (from micro-filtered to pasteurized) which can be found in a range from 1,50 to 2,50€.
I think I gained 5 lbs. just watching this.
Lol! Me too!
Is there such thing as bad food in France?
Yes
The great food in France is to be found in cafes, small deli's and fine dining . Other than that it is pretty much the same as in America.
As always there is always there is a little too much hype around french.
I ate at this restaurant, Les nympheas, in 2024. Maybe it was better when Rick ate there, but the calvados soufflé was sickly sweet, the steak tough and flavorless and served with basically just a drop of morel sauce in a separate bowl, the cheeses dry, the foie Gras supplement bland… Honestly one of the worst meals I had on a 16 day trip to France. Hate to say it. Atmosphere was nice though