Talau
Encyclopedia
A talau is a Basque
fried bread
from the Pyrenees
. It is made with regular wheat flour, water,oil or fat, salt and yeast. It is fried quickly in moderate heated oil. They are traditionally served with a fried egg
. They are included in the American cookbok French Farmhouse Cooking, by Susan Herrman Loomis, which also includes a recipe for talaus topped with chocolate
and cheese
.
Basque people
The Basques as an ethnic group, primarily inhabit an area traditionally known as the Basque Country , a region that is located around the western end of the Pyrenees on the coast of the Bay of Biscay and straddles parts of north-central Spain and south-western France.The Basques are known in the...
fried bread
Bread
Bread is a staple food prepared by cooking a dough of flour and water and often additional ingredients. Doughs are usually baked, but in some cuisines breads are steamed , fried , or baked on an unoiled frying pan . It may be leavened or unleavened...
from the Pyrenees
Pyrenees
The Pyrenees is a range of mountains in southwest Europe that forms a natural border between France and Spain...
. It is made with regular wheat flour, water,oil or fat, salt and yeast. It is fried quickly in moderate heated oil. They are traditionally served with a fried egg
Fried egg
A fried egg is a food made from an egg fried whole with minimal accompaniment. They are traditionally eaten for breakfast in western countries, but may be eaten at other times of the day.-China:...
. They are included in the American cookbok French Farmhouse Cooking, by Susan Herrman Loomis, which also includes a recipe for talaus topped with chocolate
Chocolate
Chocolate is a raw or processed food produced from the seed of the tropical Theobroma cacao tree. Cacao has been cultivated for at least three millennia in Mexico, Central and South America. Its earliest documented use is around 1100 BC...
and cheese
Cheese
Cheese is a generic term for a diverse group of milk-based food products. Cheese is produced throughout the world in wide-ranging flavors, textures, and forms....
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