When a Hollywood star raves in French over a simple Breton street dish, the Internet goes into overdrive. In a short video shot by the sea, Eva Longoria bites into a hot and loose roll, hilariously, in front of overjoyed gourmands, a sequence relayed by France 3 Régions and liked more than 60,000 times.
This snack, invented in Brittany and become a classic in Rennes, is the sausage pancake. The actress discovered her near Saint-Malo, during a gastronomic tour of France organized with KitchenMania and Breton chef Bertrand Larcher, before making her one of the stars of her new culinary series.
When Eva Longoria falls under the spell of the sausage pancake
In the video shared with Breizh Café, we see the Texan, pancake in hand, taking a first bite and exclaiming in French, with a smile on her face: , comments Eva Longoria. She immediately continues, unable to hide her enthusiasm: , she enthuses.
Carried by the euphoria of the moment, the star goes even further: , she says, before comparing this Rennes classic to the snacks of her country. , she confides. A few days earlier, she already summed up her crush in one sentence: , she explained.
The sausage pancake, Rennes pride that has become a viral phenomenon
Born in Upper Brittany, around Rennes, the sausage pancake combines a grilled and steaming pork sausage, rolled in a thin and supple buckwheat pancake. Long sold in the markets and around the stadium on match days, it has become the gourmet emblem of Ille-et-Vilaine, to the point of inspiring the cult song *Galette-saucisse je t’aime*.
Where the hot dog piles on sauces and toppings, local tradition prefers simplicity: hot patty, well-grilled sausage, almost nothing else. This minimalism is attracting more and more visitors, and the amazed look of Eva Longoria suddenly gives this Breton “sandwich” an international visibility that it has never had before.
From Brittany to CNN: the sausage pancake in the spotlight
This tasting near Saint-Malo was filmed for the French season of Eva Longoria’s show dedicated to French specialties, broadcast from June 15 and, internationally, in the series, scheduled on CNN. A journey in eight episodes where the actress travels the country between popular addresses and exceptional houses.
In Brittany, the cameras also follow her to the Cancale oyster market, then in front of a kouign-amann which fascinates her as much as the famous sausage pancake. On the networks, this assumed passion for French cuisine matches what she confided in Cannes to aufeminin: a true “soul bond” with France, where a simple Rennes snack can, for just one bite, dethrone the American hot dog.
FAQ around Eva Longoria and the sausage pancake
Who is Eva Longoria and why are we talking about the sausage patty?
American actress revealed by *Desperate Housewives*, Eva Longoria is filming a culinary series on France. A video showing her crazy about Breton sausage has gone viral.
What is the Breton sausage pancake?
The sausage galette is a street dish invented in Upper Brittany: a grilled pork sausage, wrapped in a hot buckwheat pancake, emblematic of Rennes.
In which show does Eva Longoria taste the sausage pancake?
The sequence is filmed for its culinary series devoted to French gastronomy, a season of which is broadcast from June 15 and available internationally on CNN.
