\b0 Like Normandy, Brittany has been a land of apple trees ever since the fifteenth century, and therefo
re a land of cider, which for a long time was the only alcoholic beverage drunk by the country people. There was rough cider, the one that was regularly served at the table and drawn directly from the barrel, while the \i ôcidre bouchΘ,ö\i0 or champagne
cider, underwent fermentation in bottles that gave it a sparkling and sugary taste. It is the latter that is most often drunk today and which goes marvelously with buckwheat pancakes, cold meats, or certain cheeses.\par
