Ficelle picarde ("Picardy string") is a dish of Picardy, northern France, consisting of a rolled savoury crêpe stuffed with a slice of ham and a creamed shallots duxelles, broiled in cream under a layer of cheese.[1]

Ficelle picarde

Though now considered a classic Picardy dish, its origins appear based in Amiens' in ″l'hôtel du Commerce″ where a chef developed it in 1950, notwithstanding some legends stating the dish originated in the era of Louis XIV.[2]

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  1. ^ Pancakes Recipe
  2. ^ Dominique Auzias; Jean-Paul Labourdette; Collectif (22 June 2012). 52 week-ends en France 2012 (avec cartes, photos + avis des lecteurs). Petit Futé. pp. 44–. ISBN 978-2-7469-5702-2. Retrieved 14 August 2012.