Ducks reign supreme in these parts and no vin nouveau soiree would be complete without a good helping of duck in some form or other. The Promilhanes version is duck bones ( some villages use the term Fritons de Canard, some Gratounade) and it means just what it says. Imagine the Sunday roast chicken carcass at the end of the meal and you know the sort of thing to expect.
Its a great example of the French tradition of wasting nothing and any excuse for a celebration.
Gastronomy it i, the wine is pretty awful and it can be a good idea to fill up on the soup course but its a fun evening all the same. The salle des fetes fills to capacity every year and we always go with Maggie and Bill whose holiday house is in Promilhanes.
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| Don't you just love the little finger - my excuse is I broke it some years ago and it sticks up like that all on its own - even when sucking on duck bones |
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