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December seasonal basket in France: which products to consume before the onset of winter

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Dried Lentil
Published Dec 2, 2020

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Late fall still offers some root vegetables, cabbage and squash. It is also an opportunity to cook the lentils, peas and dried beans harvested last summer. Eating in season means supporting French producers. Late fall still offers some root vegetables, cabbage and squash. It is also an opportunity to cook the lentils, peas and dried beans harvested last summer. Eating in season means supporting French producers.

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Late fall still offers some root vegetables, cabbage and squash. It is also an opportunity to cook the lentils, peas and dried beans harvested last summer. They will be a delicious accompaniment to poultry and shellfish at the end of the year. Eating in season means supporting French producers. Vegetables The lentil is a small legume rich in protein. 45,829 tonnes of lentils were harvested in 2019. The green lentils of Puy-en-Velay AOP (Protected Designation of Origin) benefit from a volcanic soil and the famous foehn, a dry wind which makes it more tender and faster to cook. The green lentils of Berry IGP (Protected Geographical Indication), cultivated in the departments of Indre and Cher, have a chestnut flavor. Mainly produced in Nord-Pas-de-Calais and Picardy, the endive root, harvested in the field, is then replanted in darkness and heat, in order to bring out its white leaves edged with yellow. Choose open-ground Label Rouge endive that is fleshy and crunchy. 145,664 tonnes ...
Source: FrenchMaa
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