Travel: Biting Off a Bit of Brittany ; Gourmet Food-Lovers Are Spoiled for Choice in Brittany, As Jenny Longhurst Discovered

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A STRING of onions and a tin of sardines may not be the usual souvenirs to be trawling back through customs but for committed foodies it can be a wrench to leave the smells and tastes of a gourmet hot spot behind In Brittany, at the port of Saint Portieux in particular, the speciality is scallops but since they don't travel well, they'll have to remain a tantalising memory. In fact, there are so many memories to bring back from a gastronomic trip to the land of our closest cross-Channel cousins.

Brittany is famous for its seafood and with good reason, but it scores a lip-smacking 10 out of 10 for variety too.

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Travel: Biting Off a Bit of Brittany ; Gourmet Food-Lovers Are Spoiled for Choice in Brittany, As Jenny Longhurst Discovered

It has Michelin magic. It has rustic spreads. And it has the Creperie Gourmande, the cut-above pancake houses like the Ty Mai in the coastal town of Tregastel, which have been awarded a kite mark for ...

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