Cervelle de canut explained

Cervelle de canut
Country:	France
Region:	Lyon
Type:	Spread
Main Ingredient:	Fromage frais, herbs, shallots, salt, pepper, olive oil, vinegar^[1] ^[2] ^[3] ^[4]

Cervelle de canut is a cheese spread or dip that is a specialty of Lyon, France.^[5]

The dish is a base of fromage blanc, seasoned with chopped herbs, shallots, salt, pepper, olive oil and vinegar. Its name literally means "silk worker's brain", after the canuts, the silk workers of 19th-century Lyon. Its name is thought to reflect the low opinion Lyon's affluent had of the weavers.^[6]

See also

• List of spreads
• Lyonnaise cuisine

Notes

1. News: Cervelle de Canut (Herbed Cheese Spread) Recipe . 23 December 2022 . NYT Cooking.
2. News: Boulud . Daniel . Fromage Blanc Cheese Spread (Cervelle de Canut) . 23 December 2022 . . 18 March 2019 . en.
3. Web site: Recette cervelle des canuts : une spécialité Lyonnaise . papilles et pupilles .fr . 23 December 2022 . fr-FR . 30 May 2012.
4. Web site: Ducasse . Alain . Alain Ducasse . Cervelle de canut . L'Académie du Goût . 23 December 2022 . fr.
5. Book: Boulud, D. . Greenspan . D. . Daniel Boulud's Cafe Boulud Cookbook . Scribner . 1999 . 978-0-684-86343-6 . June 1, 2017 . 26.
6. Web site: La cervelle de canut . ninemsn . June 2, 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070903214407/http://gourmet.ninemsn.com.au/gourmettraveller/recipes/db/gourmettraveller/53/5376.asp . September 3, 2007 . dead .