Pork and Duck Cassoulet at La Trouvere in Carcassonne
With the main citadel at Carcassonne closed because of the public holiday, there was little for me to do here except go around the town and take photos. I was glad that there weren’t a lot of visitors here but then I wasn’t able to see what was inside the main citadel. I actually finished early and just took a break from all the touring. I remembered that there was this square within the town which looked very attractive, it seemed like it is nice place to hang out. I was actually having second thoughts about staying since there was supposed to be a wind warning and I don’t know how bad the winds were here.
Leffe Beer at Le Trouvere in Carcassonne
Thankfully, the winds weren’t anything I couldn’t handle. I was worried that I would have to spend the night here. I decided to have an early dinner here in Carcassonne. One thing which seems to be a dish which one should have is cassoulet. The name sounds familiar but it is probably just something that sounds like something else. I ended up at this very bus tavern called Le Trouvere. It was not very bright inside, so it was difficult get someone attention. I wasn’t in a hurry to eat since it was still late afternoon. As expected, I had pork and duck cassoulet. This is actually a pork and duck stew with white beans. Because it was dark inside the tarvern, it was difficult to get a photo of the dish. It tastes familiar, the pork is basically sausage and the duck is, well, duck. It is a specialty dish of the region. While, it wasn’t particularly tasty, it wasn’t bad at all. I like these kinds of food and it was good to try it at their place of origin.
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