The Culinary Delights of Lyon | France
Lyon is arguably the culinary capital of France, so surely that would make it the foodie capital of the world?
The city is a symphony of gastronomic delights that even the most regionally patriotic French chef would have to concede that there is nowhere else in the world that can conjure magic for your mastication pleasure like the Lyonaise.
Dinner in Lyon, France by Ross Hill
Local foods
Looking up the delights that may come across your dinner plate, the meat stuff of Lyon is pig, lots of it, and all of it.
It’s not unusual to see meals expertly and deliciously incorporating (if you’re squeamish take a deep breath now) the likes of pig fat fried in, yes you guessed it, pig fat; but let us not forget the pigs bladder, belly, intestine (stuffed with more intestine) and of course sausages.
The thought of an offal heavy meal will be very off-putting to many people, but as soon as the plate is under your nose the sights and the smells will quickly change your mind.
The classics
There was a bit of an accidental creation that became a classic that any trainee chef would have to master, the quenelle.
It was created, like many foods, out of necessity by a wine maker of the Rhone Valley who needed to find a way to eat the largely unpalatable pike fished out of the Rhone river. It was mixed with breadcrumbs and eggs and became a sort of soufflé.
Of course it has been refined and nowadays it is a popular dish in which it is cooked and served in a rich creamy broth to look like a floating cloud. Delicious!
Something to wash it down
The Rhone Valley is one of the major wine producing regions of France, the most famous being the bold Chateauneuf-du-Pape from the Southern Rhone appellation.
There are 13 different grapes permitted in the blend of this wine which helps to give it such a rich and complex character. The deep reds with the use of varieties such as Grenache and Syrah have the weight to cut through and compliment the fatty meat dishes while the while varieties have the right kind of balance to compliment anything fishy, and maybe even the famous quenelle.
There are around 1800 eating establishments in this fair city and no matter where your hotel in Lyon is located you will never be far from a culinary delight that will tantalise your taste buds and change your life forever.
Catherine Halsey writes for a digital marketing agency on a range of subjects. This article links back to https://www.radissonblu.com/hotel-lyon
Category: France, Travel Tips
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