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The gastronomy of Lorraine is the testimony of the flavors, the know-how and the terroir of the Lorraine in the northeast of the France.

• Departments: Meurthe-et-Moselle - Meuse - Moselle - Vosges

Ranking

Information: Assessment and classification for the identification, quality and origin of agro-food products.

• Controlled designation of origin (AOC)  
• Protected designation of origin (PDO)  (last update May 2020)
  • Details of PDOs by cards and by INAO (National Institute of Origin and Quality) lists  
• Protected Geographical Indication (IGP)  (last update May 2020)
  • Details of IGP by cards and by INAO (National Institute of Origin and Quality) lists  
• Traditional specialty guaranteed (STG)  (last update May 2020)
• Organic farming (AB)  (last update May 2020)
• Red Label  (last update May 2020)

• We often find productions reported in several regions. This is why you will find for example: Brie de Meaux, Champagne, Lamb from Sisteron, etc ... on several pages of Regional Gastronomies corresponding to the limits of the Appellation concerned.

Cold cuts and meats

AOC - AOP - IGP products

• Poultry Champenoise IGP (1996) - Label rouge  (last updated Apr 2020)

Others products

• Local cold meats
• Smoked meats

Condiments, herbs, oils and vegetables

AOC - AOP - IGP products

• Pine honey from Vosges AOC (2010) - AOP  (last update May 2020)

Others products

• Porcini mushrooms
• Morels
• Truffle

Prepared dishes and / or specialties

• Queen's bite  – They delighted King Stanislas and continue to subtly flirt with sweetbreads. (last update May 2020)
• Coq à la Capucine dear to the companions of the Capucine
• Forest game
• Caramelized veal shank
• Beef cheek
• Quiche Lorraine has been around the world, simply relying on bacon, crème fraîche and eggs.
• Rabbit in mirabelle jelly
• Minced meat pie from Lorraine, France
• Potatoes cooked for hours with bacon and onions
• Potée Lorraine is always characterized by the mixture of pork and cabbage, embellished with leeks, carrots, potatoes, red beans and turnips, a bouquet garni and spices. This popular soup is expertly simmered and defended in the region by the Confrérie de la potée portoise, established in Saint-Nicolas-de-Port.
• Marcaire meal always served in altitude farms, in the Vosges mountains
• vosgian salad
• Neufchâteau pie
• Pies
• Learn more about Meuse specialties.

Fish, seafood, crustaceans and molluscs

• Salicornia carp from the Saulnois region
• Trout matelote
• Trout prepared in gray wine, matelote, blue cheese or beer

Cheeses and dairy products

AOC - AOP - IGP products

• Brie de Meaux AOC (1980) - AOP (1996)  (last updated Apr 2020)
• French Emmental Est-Central IGP (1996) - Label rouge (1979)  (last updated Apr 2020)
• Gruyère AOC (2012) - IGP (2013)  (last updated Apr 2020)
• Langres AOC (1991) - AOP (2009)  (last updated Apr 2020)
• Munster AOC (1969) - AOP (1996) (Munster-Gerome)  (last update May 2020)

Breads, desserts, fruits, jams, sweets and sweets

Breads

Desserts

• Pie with "brimbelles" (blueberries). Frankly heartwarming after a long hike.
• Mirabelle plum pie

Fruits, jams

AOC - AOP - IGP products

• Mirabelles de Lorraine IGP (1996)  (last update May 2020)
• Lorraine plum from the orchards of the Côtes de Meuse which can be tasted in fruit, in a tart or in brandy. Mirabelle plum production concerns 27 villages in the Meuse department and covers approximately 650 hectares.

Confectionery

AOC - AOP - IGP products

• Bergamot de Nancy IGP (1996)  (last update May 2020)

Others products

• Dragees from Verdun  – Invented around the year 1220 by an apothecary from Verdun. Today, it is possible to visit the last Verdun company that manufactures the dragee (Dragees Braquier SARL) (last update May 2020)
• Madeleine de Commercy  – Born in the kitchen of King Stanislas Leszczynski. Today two companies make madeleines, At the bell Lorraine Madeleines Grojean and the Madeleine box (last update May 2020)

To position

• Linear lorgnette
• Croquets and rocks of Saint-Mihiel
• Jeannettes de Vaucouleurs
• Kisses from Dagobert
• Stenay satan droppings.

Learn more about Meuse specialties.

Drinks, wines and spirits

• Be careful with alcoholic drinks: the abuse of said alcohol is dangerous, so consume and drink in moderation.

Waters

• Counterx Contrexeville (last update Feb. 2018)
• Hepar Vittel (last update Feb. 2018)
• Vittel Vittel (last update Feb. 2018)

Various drinks

There are still a few craft breweries:

• The Vosges ecomuseum of the Ville-sur-Illon brewery: http://www.musee-vosgien-brasserie.asso.fr/
• The La Madelon micro-brewery in Dommartin-les-Remiremont.

Aperitifs, digestives, liqueurs and spirits

AOC -AOP -IGP products

• Kirsch de Fougerolles AOC (2011) - IGP  (last update Feb. 2018)
• Mirabelle de Lorraine AOC (2015) - IGP  – Brandy (last update May 2020)

Others products

• Pear, plum brandy

Wines

• Lorraine vineyard

Local gastronomy

And don't forget that each region has its specialties!

• Gastronomy of the North of France:
  • Gastronomy of Nord-Pas-de-Calais - Picardy gastronomy - Gastronomy of Île-de-France
• Gastronomy of Eastern France:
  • Alsatian gastronomy - Champagne gastronomy - Lorraine gastronomy - Burgundy gastronomy - Franche-Comté gastronomy
• Gastronomy of the West of France:
  • Norman gastronomy - Breton gastronomy - Gastronomy of Pays de la Loire - Gastronomy of the Center-Val de Loire
• Gastronomy of the Center-East of France:
  • Auvergne gastronomy - Rhône-Alpes gastronomy
• Gastronomy of the South and South-East of France:
  • Gastronomy of Midi-Pyrénées -Gastronomy of Languedoc-Roussillon - Gastronomy of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur - Corsican gastronomy
• Gastronomy of South West France:
  • Aquitaine gastronomy - Gastronomy of Poitou-Charentes - Limousin gastronomy