French food is amongst the best in the world of that there is no doubt. Galettes are ideal as a light lunch with a bowl of fresh green salad. They are inexpensive and served in many restaurants and cafés. If you like a savoury, hot treat then a French galette is likely to please your palate. Usually offered with a choice of fillings such as bacon, sausage, duck, chicken, goat’s cheese etc.

Tasty galette on the Ile de Ré
This particular galette was filled with spicy sausage, fried egg and melted cheese, served at a restaurant on the Ile de Ré in the Charente Maritime.