Theme Week Lorraine – Bar-le-Duc

26 February 2016 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  6 minutes

Notre-Dame Bridge over Ornain river © Хрюша/cc-by-sa-3.0

Notre-Dame Bridge over Ornain river © Хрюша/cc-by-sa-3.0

Bar-le-Duc is a commune in the Meuse département, of which it is the capital. The department is in Lorraine in northeastern France. The highly rarefied Bar-le-duc jelly, also known as Lorraine Jelly, is a spreadable preparation of white currant or red currant fruit preserves, hailing from this town. First referenced in the historical record in 1344, it is also colloquially referred to as Bar Caviar.   read more…

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