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Hello all,
A newsletter that arrives 1 week late for a good cause: 1 week of well-deserved vacation for the Chef, her lovely family, Claudie and the whole team. It is the time to the thank for their enormous availability at the service of your taste buds!
The DER of the DER of the menus ... it will indeed be necessary take advantage of SEPTEMBER to treat you to our jars. From October, the SQUARE will close its doors for lunch because the lack of staff in the catering forces Sébastien to stop his catering service and therefore the jars. Rest assured, you can continue to come and see us every Sunday for the BRUNCHS.
So let's take advantage of this last menu always so creative, inventive and gourmet that I let you discover below.
In the Zoom, just like you, I discovered the freekeh. In the News, more beautiful events in Saumur between the Harvest Festival at the Château and a Black Frame Gala. And in the What's New in London, discovera great disabled person that we had the honor of welcoming to London… before he became Olympic champion with his 3 medals!
Enjoy your reading and enjoy your meal.
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The SQUARE of LONDON
Concept of local jars
ON SITE OR TO TAKE AWAY
Hot or cold
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OPEN
From Monday to Friday
12pm to 15pm
BRUNCH
every Sunday !
11h30-15h
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Tomato tartare with capers and basil, green pepper pesto
and cashew nuts
Trout rillettes with cream cheese, lemon & dill
Perfect egg at 64 °, iced freekeh with tarragon (smoked green wheat),
crispy Italian ham
Citrus prawns, polenta with candied tomatoes, green peas
Veal moelleux with thyme, roasted new potatoes, green beans,
old-fashioned mustard and honey sauce - Gluten free
Organic farfalle, mushroom cream & mozzarella,
parsley oil & candied lemon - VEGETARIAN
Crémet des Dames, raspberry coulis
Poached white nectarine, apricot sorbet
Chocolate-coconut bounty
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Zoom on ... FREEKEH
Definitely, even for his last menu, our super Chef Sébastien will introduce us to new flavors and new products. He's really too strong. In recent years, this green cereal with a smoky taste, originating in the Middle East, is showing the tip of its seed on gourmet tables and its nutritional qualities are proving to be much more interesting than those of rice. Manual
What is Freekeh?
Also called frikeh, frik or farik, freekeh belongs to an ancient variety of green durum wheat that appeared in the XNUMXth century in the Fertile Crescent region of the Middle East. Its particular color is explained by the fact that the ears are harvested before they reach maturity. Once picked, they are then burned with a torch or a wood fire in order to easily remove the husk from each seed and give it that particular smoky taste.
His origin ?
For Roï Hendel, head of the Parisian house Épices Shira: “In the past, when the end of spring came, there was often a shortage of wheat… there was no longer anything to eat. The peasants had found a trick to be able to eat wheat before it was ripe. Mown milky (still green), the piles of ears were then burned in order to detach the grains stuck inside the husk, then the wheat was threshed to recover only the grains. Like many dishes born from a constraint, this preparation has continued and today we continue to consume freekeh for taste. "
Harvesting takes place in June, on a very specific day when the wheat is neither too green nor too hard, and only certain "elders" are authorized to start the picking.
Really interesting !
Beyond the plate, the freekeh accumulates the benefits. This cereal has a high content of fiber, protein and minerals, which consequently regulates the blood sugar level and improves the feeling of fullness. Only downside, with all due respect to the intolerant, this seed contains gluten. It is eaten and cooked like rice or other classic cereals.
Finally, even in this area, beware of counterfeits! "Below 2 to 4 euros per kilo, you will not have freekeh but smoked bulgur to which we have added food coloring." To recognize the real cereal, two precautions must be taken: the raw grain must be tender in the mouth and the cooking water must be cloudy to gray but not green.
So, enjoy your discovery and enjoy your meal!
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The Harvest Festival!
Since the Château de Saumur found vines, the harvest has been celebrated there every year. On the program: grape pickers' snack, musical harvests, pressed, grape juice tasting, wine brotherhoods, gourmet market, giant picnic, shows, entertainment, not to mention a visit to the castle. An event not to be missed under any circumstances! Meet on Sunday September 12, 2021 from 10 a.m.
All the details on the Tourist Office website HERE
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Gala "In the heart of the Grand Manège de Saumur"
Friday 17, Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 September 2021
The Loire, the last wild river in Europe, which shaped the Saumur region, saw the birth, growth and development on its banks of the Manège de Saumur, speaks and presents its Cadre Noir for a gala. A meeting that all audiences will appreciate, from enthusiasts to amateurs, including neophytes.
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In July, we welcomed an absolutely adorable young athlete who was in fact part of the French handcycling team ... He came to meet the Saumur company G2M who develops parts for his bicycle and wheelchair,
"Innovation in the service of disability", we always learn great things from our customers! How lucky to have such a company in our territory.
Rather than a young athlete, it is in fact a high-level athlete that we have received. Florian Jouanny has just won a Gold Medal, a Silver Medal by team and a Bronze Medal at the Tokyo Olympics. Hats off and so happy to have met you!
See you soon in London and at the Paris 2024 Olympics!
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