What is the "Trou normand" - the "Norman hole"? It means downing a little shot of Calvados right in the middle of a meal. Having been tested carefully for over 400 years, it can be stated that it works wonders. It restores the appetite for enjoying all the specialties of Normandy - shellfish, meat and farm-raised poultry, tripe, salt marsh lamb, andouille sausage, cheeses and apple pie, among other delights!

Intoxicating dishes with Calvados! with Michel Bruneau, Restaurant La Bourride in Caen

Apple-Flamed Prawns

Pork Hocks with Apple Cider and Calvados

Braised Chicken with Apples and Calvados

Green Apple Granita

Grandmother's Apple Tart with Calvados

Cocktails