Mud and Cookies: Food

Mont Saint Michel is famous for several specialties.

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Mère Poulard Galettes. These butter cookies are flat round discs about an inch-and-a-half in diameter. For better prices, Sabrina took us to a factory just before we reached the island: Biscuiterie du Mont Saint Michel, SNC St Aubert, 50170 Ardevon. Tel:  02 33 60 59 48.

Caramel d'Isigny.  Individually-wrapped caramel candies, which we also bought from the same shop. As an aside, Disney's family came from the Isigny (d'Isigny), which may be the origin of the Disney name.

Omelette de la Mère Poulard. This fluffly omelette has a skin similar to a fried egg with a creamy egg filling. Sold everywhere at outrageous prices. Anthony tasted it at Restaurant du Guesclin as part of 18 Euro fixed-priced meal. The restaurant was recommended by Sabrina.

Agneau de Pré-Salé. Salt-marsh lamb refers to sheep that's fed off the grass that grow in the salty marshes around the island.  The so-called distinctive flavor had very little lamb taste and was fairly bland. Or maybe it was the sauce. Also sold everywhere at outrageous prices, though I ate mine as a fixed-price option at the Guesclin.