by Lewi on Thu 4 Dec 2008 00:40
Local specialties include salade lyonnaise made with chicken livers and lamb shanks, andouillette à la lyonnaise which is sausages of tripe stuffed with veal and served alongside fried onions, and cervelas lyonnais which is a brioche filled with truffles, sausage, and pistachios. The region produces great wines, including the Côtes du Forez and the Côte Roannaise in the west, the Vins de Savoie such as Apremont, Chautagne, Abymes, Ripaille and the Vins du Bugey such as Cerdon in the east, and the Beaujolais vintages in the north.