Bean jar (
Guernésiais
Guernésiais, also known as ''Dgèrnésiais'', Guernsey French, and Guernsey Norman French, is the variety of the Norman language spoken in Guernsey. It is sometimes known on the island simply as "patois". As one of the langues d'oïl, it has it ...
: ''moussaettes au four'';
French: ''pot de haricots de Guernesey'') is a local dish of the Channel Island of
Guernsey
Guernsey (; Guernésiais: ''Guernési''; french: Guernesey) is an island in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy that is part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, a British Crown Dependency.
It is the second largest of the Channel Islands ...
. The traditional Guernsey bean jar has been around for centuries, and is still popular today. It is a
cassoulet
Cassoulet (, also , ; ; from Occitan and cognates with Spanish: ''cazoleta'' and Catalan: ''cassolet'') is a rich, slow-cooked stew containing meat (typically pork sausages, goose, duck and sometimes mutton), pork skin () and white beans (), ...
-type bean dish.
History
Bean jar has long been a well known part of Guernsey culture.
Bakers
A baker is a tradesperson who bakes and sometimes sells breads and other products made of flour by using an oven or other concentrated heat source. The place where a baker works is called a bakery.
History
Ancient history
Since grains ha ...
would allow residents to cook the dish in their ovens overnight, to be eaten at breakfast. This was common practice until the 1920s, especially on Sundays when the ovens were not used.
The dish is still popular in Guernsey, with local cafes and restaurants often featuring the dish in colder months. It is also served at Lé
Viaer Marchi
Lé Viaer Marchi (Guernésiais: ''the old market'') is an annual community festival held in Guernsey, generally on the first Monday of July.
Purpose and organisation
Lé Viaer Marchi is both a cultural show event, and the most important fundra ...
, a
National Trust of Guernsey
The National Trust of Guernsey is an association that preserves and enhances historic buildings and the heritage of the Bailiwick of Guernsey. Founded in 1960, the association became The National Trust of Guernsey in 1967.
In 1968, the Trust, as ...
annual festival.
See also
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Beanpot
A beanpot is a deep, wide-bellied, short-necked vessel used to cook bean-based dishes. Beanpots are typically made of ceramic, though some are made of other materials, such as cast iron. The relatively narrow mouth of the beanpot minimizes evap ...
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List of stews
This is a list of notable stews. A stew is a combination of solid food ingredients that have been Cooking, cooked in liquid and served in the resultant gravy. Ingredients in a stew can include any combination of vegetables (such as carrots, potato ...
References
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Guernsey culture
Legume dishes
Norman cuisine