Bergamot - Meurthe-et-Moselle

Bergamot is a citrus fruit, the fruit of the bergamot tree, a cross between bitter orange and lime. Transformed into essential oil, it has many aromatherapy properties: it is antiseptic, antispasmodic, vermifuge, relaxing, etc. Like many citrus fruits, it also has a high vitamin C content to boost your immune defenses against winter illnesses.
With its very particular sweet but sour taste, bergamot candy has a protected Geographical Indication.

Bergamot Crème Brulee Recipe

Ingredients

40 cl fresh cream,
4 egg yolks,
1 sachet of vanilla sugar and 1 pinch of vanilla powder,
80 g brown sugar
8 bergamots (or 3 drops of natural bergamot flavor)

The recipe

Melt the bergamots in 5 cl of liquid cream. Once melted, add the rest of the liquid cream.
Heat the cream with the vanilla powder.
Beat the egg yolks with the sugar until the mixture turns white.
When the cream is simmering, pour it in a thin stream over the previous preparation while stirring.
Divide the cream into the ramekins.
Bake in a bain-marie at 110°C for 45 to 60 min.
To be enjoyed cold. Remember to caramelize with a blowtorch to obtain the crunchiness.

The treasure box of "The Fabulous Destiny of Amélie Poulain"

Since 1840, the authentic bergamots of Nancy, perfumed with natural bergamot essence, have been packaged separately and stored in a large rectangular metal box that can be seen in Jean-Pierre Jeunet's film, Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain. A box still sold by Lefèvre-Lemoine today!

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