Norman hole : The Norman hole is a gastronomic custom which consists in drinking a small de calvados between two spot. It should facilitate the digestion and give backappetite to the guests.
The "middle blow" (term already used by the Latin poet Terence, Carthage in 190 and died in Rome in 159 BC) was traditionally practiced in several regions of France based on cognac orarmagnac including.
Calvados is nowadays more and more often served accompanied an sorbet to the apple, during the meal festive.
By extension, the Norman hole is composed of a sorbet or an ice sprinkled with a calvados or an liqueur : Colonel, ice prune-armagnac...
Le degree of alcohol raised from brandy, also called " hooch allowed, if it was drunk right after eating a seafood platter, to guard against a indigestion.
The Norman hole in culture:
At the cinema: In the film La Zizanie, the industrialist Guillaume Daubray-Lacaze (played by Louis de Funès) offers Japanese industrial guests the "Normandy hole" during a meal ignoring Japanese customs that his wife (played by Annie Girardot) imposed respect.
He says to them “Norman hole, old French custom, like Hara-kiri, old Japanese custom. »
He throws his glass behind his shoulder, intoxicates the Japanese industrialist and his friends, and in the end “it's over, it's over, old French custom. »
In the series: In the Hannibal series by Bryan Fuller, the name Norman hole is given to episode 9 of the season.
The same name is also given to episode 9 of season 1 of the French comedy series Lazy Company.