Guernsey
Conger Eel Soup
La Soupe d'Andgulle
Conger eel soup is a Channel Islands preparation of meaty conger eel with onions, herbs, milk, leeks, and seasonal vegetables, traditionally served at Lent.
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Guernsey Bean Jar
Moussaettes au four
Traditional slow-cooked cassoulet-type bean dish made with haricot beans, butter beans, pig's trotter or shin beef, onions, carrots, and bay leaf; soaked overnight then baked 6-8 hours; historically cooked in bakers' ovens overnight and eaten for breakfast by fishermen until the 1920s; the Guernsey version of bean crock; a TasteAtlas-listed dish.
Guernsey
Guernsey Biscuits
Galettes
Not biscuits in the usual sense, but savory rolls with firm crust and fluffy soft centre; made with plain flour, yeast, salt, Guernsey butter, warm Guernsey milk, and sugar; can be filled with local delicacies like crab, beef, or local cheese; a traditional bread unique to Guernsey.
Guernsey
Guernsey Cider
Cidre Guernésiais
Guernsey cider is a farmhouse drink pressed from island apples, often dry or medium-dry, reflecting the islands' historic cider-making tradition.
Guernsey
Guernsey Gâche
Gâche
Traditional fruit bread/tea loaf made with raisins, sultanas, butter, mixed peel, flour, milk, yeast, and brown sugar; more like a fruit bread than a cake despite the name; earliest written recipes from 18th century; served toasted with Guernsey butter for afternoon tea; each family has their own variation; the signature baked good of Guernsey.
Guernsey
Guernsey Whiting Pie
Traditional fish pie made with local whiting (or pollack), Guernsey milk, butter, flour, parsley, and lemon juice; topped with mashed potatoes seasoned with nutmeg; celebrates the abundance of fish around Guernsey's waters; a traditional Guernsey seafood dish.
Guernsey
Gâche Mélée
Gâche mêlaïe
Dense apple cake/pudding made with cooking apples, flour, sugar, milk, suet (or Guernsey butter), cinnamon, and nutmeg; traditional Guernsey apple dessert dating back hundreds of years; heavy, stodgy pudding served warm or cold with Guernsey cream or custard; debate exists whether apples should be chopped or sliced.
Guernsey
Ormer
Ormer (Haliotis tuberculata) is a Channel Islands abalone traditionally gathered in autumn and winter and slow-cooked in casseroles or stews. Closed dates, tides, size limits, bag limits, and permitted methods differ between Jersey and Guernsey; check the island's current rules.
France
Soupe à la Graisse
Soupe à la graisse is a Norman-style cabbage and bacon broth traditionally associated with Guernsey kitchens.