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During a stay in Brittany, it’s essential to try a real seafood platter, because it’s important to treat yourself, and above all it’s one of the region’s must-tries! It’s an opportunity to discover the Breton way of life, where conviviality and authenticity come together around a generously laid table.

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Creating your tray

Ingredients :

periwinkles
whelks
clams
clams
Hollow and flat oysters
crabs
spider crabs
curlers
prawns
grey prawns

Preparation

For more elegant platters, you can add langoustines and Breton lobster. The best of them all!
Some species can be eaten raw, such as prawns, clams and oysters: be careful with your fingers when opening them. For the others, you’ll need to allow time for cooking.
Of course, the composition of your platter may vary according to the season and what you find on the market.

What accompaniments?

A good ‘homemade’ mayonnaise will accompany your prawns, spiders, lobster, etc. Need I remind you of the recipe?
For oysters, you can choose between lemon or a little vinegar and shallot sauce.
And don’t forget that you’re in Brittany, so bread and butter are the order of the day, and butter with ½ teaspoon of salt of course!

©Repas en terrasse sur la plage de Tresmeur à Trébeurden|Emmanuel Berthier

©Pêche aux araignées de mer à Trébeurden|Emmanuel Berthier

What accessories should you bring?

It’s best to use an oval dish to hold all your seafood, or even better, a plinth to raise it in the centre of your table. You’ll need accessories to break off your crab claws, dislodge your periwinkles from the bottom of their shells, or open your oysters!
And for a change from wipes, I suggest a more eco-friendly solution: make your own finger rinses. All you have to do is provide as many small bowls as there are guests, fill them with warm water and then place a slice of lemon in each bowl. Easy, isn’t it?

You will need :

nutcrackers
winkle picks
small, sharp knives
oyster knife
shellfish picks
finger bowls

where to buy seafood

You can put together your own seafood platter by buying the shellfish of your choice either from a fishmonger or direct from the producer. In many cases, they’ll even offer to do the cooking for you – even better!
And if you prefer to get your feet under the table, then choose one of the restaurants on the Pink Granite Coast that offer seafood platters on their menus. All that’s left is to choose the right wine to accompany your meal. I’d recommend a white Sancerre or Burgundy.

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