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Fouace nantaise is a signature dish of France; we have verified places to eat it in Nantes. Start with where to eat Fouace nantaise in Nantes.
A dry, faintly sweet enriched bread baked in a six-pointed star, made in the Nantes vineyard since the 19th century and designed from the start to be torn apart and dipped into a glass of Muscadet.
The fouace comes from La Haie-Fouassière, southeast of Nantes in the middle of the Muscadet vineyard, and it was a growers' invention: a way to make money after two bad harvests, and a thing to eat while tasting the wine. It worked well enough that the village took the name of the bread during the Revolution, and before 1914 a settlement of about 1,200 people supported some 80 fouacier producers. The dough is flour, eggs, butter, sugar and yeast, shaped into a round and slashed into six points so it bakes into a star that pulls apart into horns. It is drier and less sweet than a brioche, which is what you want if you are going to dunk it.
Where to eat Fouace nantaise in Nantes: the editor picks
Guided tour · 2 hours
Discover Muscadet on a unique sensory journey in Nantes, followed by a tasting of five wines (or fruit juices) in a friendly venue dedicated to the local terroir.
Viator · 2 h
Discover the world of wine tasting by the glass with the winemaker in a historic winery. You can visit the vineyards, cellars and discover the world of oenology with ...
Day trip · 4 hours
In a van, a guided discovery of the exceptional terroirs of the Nantes vineyards, with a focus on organic and biodynamic wines, produced with respect for nature and tr...
