Chitterlings & Gherkins Festival:
The village of Bèze (21 Côte d’Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté) holds a festival to celebrate local produce 15 – 16 August 2017 – Fête de l’andouille et des cornichons – sounds better in French! (now discontinued!)
The andouille and andouillette are often seen throughout France, and usually take the form of a sausage made from pigs intestines! Some consider it a great delicacy – although “delicate” it is not!
The cornichon is a small pickled cucumber – similar to the gherkin, but smaller and usually not as harshly acidic as a gherkin. They make an excellent companion to cheese and foie gras – the sharpness of the cornichon cutting through the fattiness of the andouille!
The usual jollities including crowning of the “Queen of the Andouille” and “King of the Cornichon”, a firework display and a middle-ages theme!
The village of Bèze is about 30km north-east of Dijon. For more info on the Chitterlings and Gherkins Festival see www.cotedor-tourisme.com/
In France, particularly Brittany the traditional ingredients of andouille are primarily pig chitterlings, tripe, onions, wine, and seasoning. It is generally grey in color and has a distinctive odour. Also, a similar sausage is available called andouillette, literally “little andouille.” wikipedia
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