Pommes Sarladaise!

Fresh cèpes from the back yard

I have found France's answer to poutine: Pommes Sarladaise. Even without the mouth-watering addition of cheese curds, it is seriously good (I would say better than the Quebecois version). A local speciality, it is ubiquitous throughout the Dordogne, a fact I'm sad to have only found out a week in!

Pommes Sarladaises have only a few ingredients besides potatoes: traditionally cooked in duck or goose fat, we veggies opted for olive oil and LOTS of rose garlic, parsley, and of course, fresh cèpes. It rained last night, and apparently the next day following rain is  ideal cèpe-hunting weather. Auntie Judy went out hunting this AM - a true 'shroom hunter has to look under chestnut or oak trees; any cèpes found under pines are a no-go. The smaller ones in the photo up above only grew this morning!

And here is the final outcome:

Pommes Sarladaise...heaven.

I am so ridiculously full now, but so so happy.

On that note, we're off to Belvès to watch a Brazilian music/dance show - yesterday was la Fete de la Musique all over France, and the festivities seem to be carried over for the full long weekend.