What is Kig Ha Farz?
Kig Ha Farz , which is roughly translated into "meat with far " is a traditional Breton peasant dish. Far is a large dumpling on the flour after a gifter, which is placed in a muslin or canvas bag. The bag is located in a large pot of boiling pork, beef and vegetables for several hours. After cooking Kig HA Farz, the bag moves away on the plate until the dumpling inside is reduced to a crumbly, stuffy consistency. It is served with boiled meat and vegetables from the pot. They would put any pieces of beef and greasy pork, which were available in a large pot filled with water. Then they would add root vegetables to the pot, such as turnups and carrots before they finally put in a distant bag filled with buckwheat flour dough. Vegetables in the broth Function Soup, followed by the main course of meat and stuffing. Lard or fat would often pour far away to give it more aroma.
Far is made of buckwheat flour that is mixed with eggs, butter, cream, sugar and salt. The mixture is poured into a distant bag and leaves about one third of the free area to spread the dumplings while cooking. It is said that some have used male shirts as a dumpling bag, but one can also use a square cotton cloth. Using modern cooking methods, the bag is closed and cooked in the broth of meat and vegetables for about two hours.
When the Far is cooked, it is thoroughly exhausted while it is still in a bag. The bag then rolls on the hard surface to break the dumplings into small pieces. These pieces are served as a side dish to meat and vegetables that were cooked in the pot of Kig Ha Farz. Sometimes the whole landing is removed from the bag and served in slices because the pate would serve.
Kig HA Farz is not an attractive food according to Nouvelle Cuisine Standards. The Far resembles a dark stuffing and traditionally served with pieces of oily bacon. More healthy dinners are moving to leaner slicesBeef and pork. Although many of them are not familiar with this food, there is still demand in Brittany and elsewhere in France.