Flavors of Charente Maritime, specialities and recipes

Rex du Poitou rabbit

Mojhette
Mojhette is a generic term referring to various varieties of dwarf shelling beans with a distinctive flavor, grown in marshes. There are two kinds of mojhettes: "Pont l'Abbé," grown between Marennes and Rochefort in the Arnoult valley, and "Rognon de l'Oise," grown in the wetland of Deux-Sèvres.

Cultivated mussels

Pain des mouettes or "gulls' bread"
A slightly sour bread with long conservation properties, made with coarse sea salt. It is baked in an oven as the temperature cools, producing a thick brown crust.

Parthenaise cattle
This elegant cow has a reddish or wheat-colored hide with a pearly gray underbelly. The edges of its ears, snout, hoofs and the end of its tail are black. The breed originated in the Parthenay district.