A speciality of Sainte-Menehould, this dish was once served to King Charles VII when he visited the town in 1435. It consists of boiled pig's trotters in breadcrumb, eaten whole, including the bones, which melt in your mouth.
Sainte-Menehould pig's trotters are put in a broth made with onions, carrots, shallots, garlic, bouquet garni, cloves and white wine, cooked on a low heat for at least four hours. The meat is then coated with egg and breadcrumbs. They can be eaten with mustard or a delicious Sainte-Menehould sauce, all served with a glass of white wine.
The pig's trotter brotherhood organises a pig's trotter fair every May. You can attend an oinking contest, visit a food market and taste this much-loved dish.