{"id":1149,"date":"2026-09-27T19:12:06","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T17:12:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tour-duguesclin.fr\/leguide\/?p=1149"},"modified":"2026-09-27T19:12:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T17:12:07","slug":"farci-poitevin-a-traditional-local-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tour-duguesclin.fr\/leguide\/?p=1149&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Farci poitevin: a traditional local recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Farci poitevin is a traditional cabbage-wrapped vegetable p\u00e2t\u00e9 from Poitou, served hot or cold. The French article reproduces a recipe from the July 1967 bulletin of the Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 d\u2019ethnologie et de folklore du Centre-Ouest. Here is an English adaptation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This very green regional dish might almost make you a vegetarian \u2014 although this version contains pork.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Serves six to eight, depending on everyone\u2019s appetite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The day before, gather sorrel, one large lettuce or two small ones, and a well-hearted cabbage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"275\" height=\"183\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tour-duguesclin.fr\/leguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/chou.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-753\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wash the vegetables carefully, leaf by leaf, and leave them to drain until the following day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Finely chop three generous handfuls of sorrel, two of lettuce, one of pale cabbage leaves, a small handful of spring onion whites, a little green garlic and some parsley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Add 150\u2013200 g of fresh or salted pork belly, diced small, salt, pepper and two handfuls of wheat flour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mix thoroughly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Briefly blanch several large cabbage leaves to soften them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Line a bowl with a cooking net, then line the net with the cabbage leaves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just before filling, stir five or six raw eggs into the mixture. Spoon it onto the cabbage leaves and tie the net securely around the parcel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"135\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tour-duguesclin.fr\/leguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/farci.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-748\"\/><figcaption>Farci poitevin (source www.specialites-de-france.com)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Immediately immerse in boiling water and cook for three hours. Drain in a colander, remove the net and serve hot or cold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The cooking broth can be served as a soup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For another version, see this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xF4puSF2GLs\">recipe video in French<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Farci poitevin is a traditional cabbage-wrapped vegetable p\u00e2t\u00e9 from Poitou, served hot or cold. The French article reproduces a recipe from the July 1967 bulletin of the Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 d\u2019ethnologie et de folklore du Centre-Ouest. 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