Without a mustard tasting, you can’t discover the soul of Dijon, takes you straight to the culinary heart of the city. In the case of Maille on the Rue de la Libération, or Fallot, near the Church of Notre Dame, the famous Petit eat on the tongue, without which so many dishes pure long hamlet. Long have to the traditional Dijon mustard, new flavors added – next to us about mustard, with saffron, horseradish or – all the rage! – Basil tried, and one might ask, why the beautiful herb is now into the Mustard jar.
the reputation of the Moutarde is unbroken, even if today the great mass of the mustard seed comes from Canada and not from Burgundy. The origin of the myth? Around 1750, the producer, Jean Naigeon had the brilliant idea to use instead of the bitter vinegar, the green grape-derived Verjus for processing. Vineyards, there were eventually enough of them, and of Verjuice resulted in a more sophisticated taste.
Gustave Eiffel designed the market halls
Since then, is Dijon as the capital of mustard. But it is far more than that. Economically and culturally the city has always been important in the 14. 15. Century, held in the Palais des Ducs, the four Burgundian Dukes yard, which were so rich and powerful that it was even the French king scary.
Currently in Dijon on smart city planning. In 2012, the Tram was revived and the car traffic from the centre banished. So you can stroll tonight in the Labyrinth of the old streets of the Gothic half-timbered houses. One of the most beautiful, the Maison Millière is. In 1989, the Film “Cyrano de Bergerac” with Gerard Depardieu was filmed here, and one can well imagine how the long-nosed Cyrano love sick on the wooden bench in front of the house had to watch as another compelled with his poems, the beautiful Roxane.
Or you can go to Rue de la Libération with the stately citizens of palaces and houses from the Belle Epoque were shopping. The historical center is one of the largest protected historic zones of France, from 2015, it is a Unesco world heritage site. The absolute highlight, and noble visit duck map of the city, the Place de la Libération, a huge semi-circular space, especially in the evening to send to the meeting point.
The heart is located in the interior
Bars and Cafés lined up on the tables you can see glasses with Crème de Cassis or a Kir Royal, the Jeunesse dorée are aware of the tradition. Quite en passant, the eye receives also a history lesson. Opposite the Palace of the Dukes is the tower of Philippe le Bon, 15. Century. The 316 steps climb high, is a Must, the view from the top is awesome. Buildings from the 17th century. and 18. Century flank the tower, but the heart of the ensemble is located in the interior of the Musée des Beaux-Arts, with its Ducal tombs and the famous wine stone sculptures, which guard the tombs. You have truly no reason to be sad, because your treasure is a magnet for the audience: The ostentatious sarcophagi are constantly surrounded by art-loving tourists.
history and the culinary arts go to in Dijon Hand-in-Hand: In the market halls, designed by Gustave Eiffel, the most prominent son of the town, beat more than 250 retailers with Traditional and Special: snails, Burgundy truffles, Bresse chicken, Charolais beef, and cheese such as Epoisses or small goats cheese Crottins de Chavignol.
You have a good appetite and a big thirst
The desire for wine to quench in the best of the Bar, La Pharmacy, here you can taste in addition to a cold platter of Burgundy in the glass. The Sommelier cheers to us: Bon appétit et large soif – in Burgundy, one wishes not only good appetite, but much thirst. A waste of licked area is here! A Region, where one of the most famous wines in the world grows: La Tâche. In the Bar we were looking for him in vain, only an empty bottle as a decoration on the shelf. In the trade it would cost at least 2,000 francs, you would have to win the lottery or in time his Glencore shares sold.
Soon, the Dijon is a little bit of culinary: in 2021, the Cité internationale de la Gastronomie et du Vin on the site of the former city hospital. There, one wants to present itself as a world city of wine and good food.
The trip was supported by Tourisme Bourgogne Franche Comté, Office de Tourisme Dijon. Daily Connections with the TGV Lyria www.destinationdijon.com
(Sunday newspaper)
Created: 13.04.2019, 19:43 PM
