Vanessa Zhâ & Olivier Poels 7:02 a.m., March 9, 2024
Gastronomy, leisure... Every weekend at 6:50 a.m., Olivier Poels and Vanessa Zha present a product, a producer and all the good tips for re(discovering) a region.
The walk in the Pays de Montbéliard
Vanessa we are going to the Pays de Montbéliard…
What is the French capital of culture 2024?
And if we look even closer there are 73 capitals: Montbéliard and all the surrounding villages.
So the opening ceremony takes place next Saturday at the foot of the Axone, the Montbéliard concert hall...and it's going to be a happy mess.
The watchword of this cultural year is “the side step”… and from Saturday it will be teeming in all directions!!
It’s even going to be crazy!!!
Nothing but the artistic director who is in charge of this evening, Hervée de Lafond – charismatic creative, alone sets the tone!
So a multicultural celebration... very Montbéliarde and offbeat.
Oh my, you made our mouths water?!!! A Montbéliarde party that is to say?
We will be immersed in a great postcard of the territory.
Everything that makes up its DNA...whether urban, rural, heritage, historical will be represented: so the Montbéliard cows, the Comtois horses, FC Sochaux, the wyvern, vintage Peugeot cars, Aunt Arie and her donkey. .
Hop I'm stopping you, who is that?
She is in the hearts of all Franc-Comtois: Mother Christmas but in a peasant costume.
She would be the reincarnation of Countess Henriette who lived at the Château de Montbeliard until 1444.
And then what will the offbeat be?
He will arrive at the start of the ceremony: the 73 mayors will arrive by bike.
The president of the agglomeration will be perched 12 m above the ground in a basket, the French patrol will arrive on scooters, acrobats will compete for an immense Montbéliard sausage - Olivier a little stretching, they are waiting for you - and then dancers from vagabond Crew will even break to baroque music: Handel's Julius Caesar sound track vagabond Crew
We want to be there. And what is planned for the rest of the year?
Plays, workshops, tastings, visits to unusual places, industrial too, etc. And my address for sleeping at the Hôtel la Balance in one of the oldest residences in Montbéliard.
It dates from 1559 and has been mentioned as a hotel since the 18th century.
Recipe ASPARAGUS It's THE vegetable that marks the arrival of spring, asparagus is already here this year (a little early) / and good news, it's not too expensive and quite tasty! These are obviously greenhouse asparagus, because they fear frost. There are different calibers, green and white You remind us of the difference between the two. The white one grows underground, does not see light (therefore no photosynthesis). Green ones grow out of the ground and therefore contain chlorophyll. To taste, the white ones are softer and sweeter, the green ones are more vegetal, you have to peel the white ones (except the very fine ones) but not the green ones, you just remove the little pimples. In terms of cooking, what do you recommend?? Depending on how you are going to eat them. Cold with mayonnaise: steam or in a pan with a little water, olive oil and a lid. You can also roast them, that is to say, cook them gently in fat, covered and turning them regularly. An original recipe? Also try cooking them in foil in the oven with a dash of olive oil, lemon slices and a little sage. Ingredients - A dozen asparagus - 1 lemon - Sage leaves - Olive oil - Salt - Pepper Preparation Bake everything for 20 minutes in foil in an oven at 200° |