Galette de Sarrasin

Galette de sarrasin is Brittany's savoury buckwheat pancake, distinct from the sweeter wheat-flour crêpe. This profile keeps the traditional batter of buckwheat flour, water and salt and cooks it with salted butter.

Buckwheat gives the galette a robust earthy and lightly nutty flavour, while salt sharpens the grain's savoury character. The small amount of butter on the griddle adds a rich dairy note without turning the plain galette into a filled dish.

The galette is broad, very thin and grey-brown, with darker toasted freckles across its surface. Its edges become crisp and lacy while the centre stays flexible enough to fold around a separate filling.