Chabrot facts for kids
Preparation of chabrot
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| Alternative names | faire chabròl, fà chabroù, godala, godaille, goudale |
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| Course | at the end of the soup |
| Region or state | Occitanie |
| Serving temperature | tepid, lukewarm |
| Main ingredients | red wine in oily stock |
Chabrot (pronounced "shah-BROH") is an old custom from the Occitanie region in France. It involves adding a little red wine to your soup bowl after you've eaten most of the soup. Then, you lift the bowl to your lips and drink the mix of soup leftovers and wine in big sips. It's a way to make sure you don't waste any of the tasty soup!
History of Chabrot
Chabrot was often done with hearty soups like bréjaude or garbure. To do it properly, people used a special deep, round bowl. These bowls usually didn't have handles and were made of clay.
This practice was very popular a long time ago. Even today, you might still see older people in the countryside doing it.
The name chabrot comes from the Latin word capreolus, which means "goat." So, to faire chabrot means "to drink like a goat!" In some parts of France, like Poitou, people also called it "godaille."
Chabrot likely started in places where food was sometimes hard to find, but wine was more common. It was a clever way to make sure every last bit of soup was enjoyed. It also meant that if there was a little bit of wine left over, it wouldn't go to waste.
Chabrot Today
Chabrot is still practiced, especially in the Southwest of France. People like Jean Rebier and Albert Goursaud, who studied old traditions, wrote about chabrot continuing even in the mid-20th century.
A Catalan writer named Jaume Fàbrega, born in 1948, remembers seeing lo cabròt (another name for chabrot) done at home when he was young. There's even a fun song about chabrot, often played with an accordion, that says:
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À la soupe! À la soupe! |
To the soup! To the soup! |
Today, chabrot is seen as an old country tradition. But sometimes, people do it just for fun, especially when they are with friends. It's a way to share a laugh and remember old times. For example, a famous wine expert once did chabrot with his mushroom soup and a very expensive wine. Others at the table joined in, pouring a little wine into their soup. This modern version was a bit different, as they used spoons to taste the mix instead of drinking directly from the bowl.
Images for kids
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Chabrot in the Baronnies
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Chabrot in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
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Chabrot in Ardèche
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Chabrot in the Hautes-Alpes
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Chabrot in the Cévennes
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Chabrot in a bar
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Chabrot in Vercors
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Chabrot in Cornouaille
