Cacasse à Cul Nu
() is a dish originating from the Ardennes (department), Ardennes department of France. It is made in a Dutch oven with potatoes and onions, and is often served with bacon or smoked sausage. The dish was originally flavoured by rubbing the Dutch oven with bacon before cooking, but was not served with meat, hence the term "nu" (). The terms () or () are often included to indicate that the dish contains meat. History There have not been any documents found that describe the exact place and date of origin of the dish, but it likely comes from the Meuse, Meuse valley. It was a dish linked to a self-sufficient economy, where the villagers lived off their own agricultural resources. The dish is mentioned in the work of Gérard Gayot, ''La Révolution en Ardenne, de l'Argonne au Namurois'', during the years 1789–1792. In his work on the Ardennaise countryside in the 19th and 20th century, Jacques Lambert discusses "potée roussie", "roussade", or "potée à cul nu", also called ...
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Ardennes (department)
Ardennes () is a departments of France, department in the region of northeastern France named after the broader Ardennes. Its prefecture is the town Charleville-Mézières. The department has 270,582 inhabitants.Populations légales 2019: 08 Ardennes
INSEE The inhabitants of the department are known as or .

Geography

Political geography

The department of Ardennes is bounded by Aisne to the west, Marne (department), Marne to the south, Meuse (department), Meuse to the east and Belgium (Provinces of Namur Province, Namur, Luxembourg (Belgium), Luxembourg and Hainaut Province, Hainaut) to the north.

Human geography

The district is crossed in its northern part by the winding Meuse valley wher ...
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