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On the way visit a coral island off the coast of Normandie in northern France known as Le Mont Saint Michel, you can discover a restaurant that sells pancakes and omelets in the area of the Grand Rue. Pancakes and omelettes are the two types of ‘common’ food that can be found everywhere.

If you are jostling with other visitors to get to the Abbaye du Mont Saint-Michel that is located at the top of the coral island; take some time to enter some souvenir shops or just see a list of restaurant menus displayed on the outside wall. I casually look at the menu of a pancakes and omelettes shop named La Mere Poulard. What is surprising about this shop is the price.

A package of pancakes or omelets that is traditionally made in La Mere Poulard, the most famous restaurant in complex of Le Mont, sold for 25 Euros It seems that it is a symbol of Le Mont as so many food products sold in the area with ‘La Mere Poulard’ on it -ranging from pralines, biscuits, ice cream, a restaurant, store name even inn name. There is a saying that: When in Rome, eat as Romans do, meaning that you should try the local cuisine. You may want to spare 25 Euros for a pancake – a special one, of course.

Surprisingly, despite the exorbitant charge, La Mere Poulard restaurant is always crowded with visitors. In fact, many prospective buyers are willing to stand for long outside the restaurant, Read the rest of this entry »