Secrets for Sharing
"Baker's OVEN; this can be used to describe the entire area used for bread-baking, but more specifically refers to a work of masonry composed of bricks or tile fragments, joined with plaster or lime, and closed above by a lowered vault, under which is a hearth or flat area where bread is placed. The oven has only one, front-facing entrance, the correct name for which is the mouth of the oven".
Denis Diderot
On this illustration depicting the work of the baker, we can see boys busy kneading, weighing the dough, shaping the bread and putting it in the oven, plus their tools, the oven and the screener.
The "Cabane des Secrets du Terroir" ("Cabin of Secrets of the Region"), in Esnoms-au-Val, is a place to see and discover produce and talents of the region. Traditions and local techniques are revealed through themed workshops, exhibitions, markets, and cultural and gourmet activities.
There are also films you can watch to learn about the daily routine of the inhabitants of old of Val d'Esnoms, hearing their words and the patois they used. Thanks to the old-style bread oven, visitors can rediscover the ancestral techniques used for bread-making in this region.
The "Cabane des Secrets du Terroir" is the cabin of secrets that shares...
