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Midi-Pyrénées

Galabar

A pig's head black pudding seasoned with spices, which the cured-meat producers of Lacaune simmer in water, and which is pan-fried, reheated in soup or served with apples.

Charcuterie speciality from Midi-Pyrénées.

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History & Origins

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A pig's head black pudding

Galabar is one of the 'other specialities' presented by the Syndicat des Salaisons de Lacaune, alongside ham, saucisson and dried sausage. It is a black pudding roughly 12 to 20 centimetres long and 5 centimetres in diameter, made with pig's blood, head meat, pork rind, and sometimes tongue, lung or heart, all seasoned with spices.

A name derived from the head

It is a traditional black pudding whose name, 'galabar', comes from the Occitan patois goula, which refers to the head.

Product characteristics

Sensory profile

Appearance

A black pudding 12 to 20 centimetres long and around 5 centimetres in diameter, filled into natural casing.

How it is made

01

Cooking the meat

the lean meat and rind are cooked in a broth flavoured with onions, carrots, cloves, thyme and bay leaves, then minced

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Mixing

the mixture is combined with cubes of firm shoulder fat, salt, pepper and blood (30 to 50% of the recipe); bread is freq… Read more
the mixture is combined with cubes of firm shoulder fat, salt, pepper and blood (30 to 50% of the recipe); bread is frequently added
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Stuffing

the mixture is filled into natural casing

04

Cooking and draining

the galabar is cooked in simmering water, then left to drain until the next day

Tasting & pairings

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Galabar can be eaten both raw and cooked: it is fried or pan-fried, and served with apples or with a hachis parmentier. When dried, it is reheated in soup.

The people of the terroir

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