CREPERIE
Map of the Galettes
Our cakes are made to order from gluten-free, naturally organic buckwheat flour.
Our buckwheat flour is made in Brittany by a family mill, our wheat flour is 100% organic.
GOURMET CAKES
The Heb Ken creperie has always maintained a privileged relationship with its suppliers. For our vegetables and charcuterie we only work with local producers.
- Felipe, head pancake maker
Pancake menu
Our crêpes are made to order with home-made flours from organic farming. My favourite pancake is the "chocolat grand cru".
- Lucie - head waiter
Pancakes
Buckwheat arrived in Brittany and Normandy from the East in the 12th century and has remained deeply rooted in Breton gastronomy. Called the "hundred days plant" because of its short cycle (from June to September), buckwheat was for a long time considered the main food of the Bretons before being a subsistence plant during the numerous fruit crises of the last centuries, which allowed the people to eat their fill in winter.
It is naturally organic and gluten-free, and does not require fertilisers or pesticides. Rich in protein and amino acids, the grain is highly nutritious. It is also excellent for your health as it is rich in fibre and antioxidants.
Today, buckwheat flour is still used to make a typical Breton dish, called "galette de sarrasin" in Gallo country or Upper Brittany, but also "crêpe de blé noir" or "crêpes bretonne" in Breton country or Lower Brittany.
It is this Breton tradition and heritage that we want to share with you.