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Teurgoule is a
rice pudding Rice pudding is a dish made from rice mixed with water or milk and other ingredients such as cinnamon, vanilla and raisins. Variants are used for either desserts or dinners. When used as a dessert, it is commonly combined with a sweetener such ...
that is a speciality of
Normandy Normandy (; french: link=no, Normandie ; nrf, Normaundie, Nouormandie ; from Old French , plural of ''Normant'', originally from the word for "northman" in several Scandinavian languages) is a geographical and cultural region in Northwestern ...
. Traditionally it was popular at village festivals in Lower Normandy, and today remains a family dish. It consists of rice cooked in milk, sweetened with sugar, and is flavoured with cinnamon and sometimes nutmeg. It is baked in an earthenware terrine for several hours. Long cooking creates a thick, brown caramelised crust over the teurgoule. The name comes from the Norman language and means ''twist mouth'', a reference to the faces supposedly pulled by someone tasting it due to the spiciness of the dish. Teurgoule even has a brotherhoo
''Confrérie des gastronomes de Teurgoule et de Fallue de Normandie''
which is based in
Houlgate Houlgate () is a small tourist resort in northwestern France along the English Channel with a beach and a casino. It is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region. History Pre-19th century Houlgate developed as a hamlet in t ...
and presides over the annual Teurgoule cooking competition. The presiding members wear the brotherhood's ceremonial robe which is green and orange with a cape. The brotherhood keeps the official recipe. Alternative names for teurgoule include ''teurt-goule'', ''torgoule'', ''bourre-goule'' and ''terrinée''.''Larousse gastronomique (2001)


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Norman cuisine Rice pudding French desserts {{france-dessert-stub