 Lyon,
gastronomic centre
Since the thirties, Lyon has been recognised as France's gastronomic
capital. Its reputation is based on a wide selection of restaurants,
a variety of local dishes and fine cuisine to suit every budget.
In fact, there are more restaurants per square kilometre in
Lyon than anywhere else in France.
The traditional Lyonnais restaurant is known as le bouchon and
it is the best place to try authentic local cuisine. These intimate
restaurants are the cornerstone of Lyon's reputation for gastronomy.
The female cooks were fondly known as the mothers, les mères,
and they would pass on their own recipes from generation to
generation. The Lyonnais would go to les bouchons to experience
the homely cuisine and convivial atmosphere at any time of the
day.
There used to be hundreds of tiny bouchons in Lyon but today
only twenty genuine examples exist. In those that remain, the
food served is rich and typically Lyonnais including les andouillettes,
which is stuffed cow's intestine, quenelles of Lyon and Lyonnais
stew. They are worth seeking out if you are looking for the
authentic taste of the real Lyon.
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cuisine of the city.
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