Alsatian Classic

For a Travel, Food and Community blog, I sure talk a lot about Travel and Community, so it's about time I start talking about Food. 

Being that i'm staying in the Alsatian region of France, means I've came across a lot of their local Traditional food.

One in particular is their famous Tarte Flambée.

Traditional Tarte Flambée

Tarte Flambée is bread dough rolled out really thin, (or you can buy it from a local store) covered in Fromage Blanc (white cheese) which is like a cream cheese consistency, followed by sliced onions and shredded cheese on top of everything and then place it in a wood fire for 1-2 mins.

You place the Tarte Flambée in a wood stove instead of a conventional oven because the aroma of the wood burning will go into the dough to give it a unique flavour.

This is their traditional way of making Tarte Flambée. You can add anything you want to the dough and make your own type of Tarte Flambée.

We even made a dessert Tarte Flambée, made with the same dough, but with a different Fromage Blanc that wasn't as salty as the original one, it was a bit sweeter. Then we placed apple slices all over the dough, and once it was done baking which takes 1-2 mins we sprinkled cinnamon over it. 

Dessert Tarte Flambée with Apple slices

I've eaten 3 different traditional Tarte Flambée's (including these) from 3 different restaurant/ people who have made them, and I have to say that all of the tasted different. Not one of them tasted like the last and that's the thing I love about France, you can go to 4 different restaurants and have the same thing but get 4 different experiences and taste with the food.

If you every come to the Alsatian Region of France make sure you order a traditional Tarte Flambée at whichever restaurant you go to, you won't regret it.

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