Cervelle de canut

TypeSpread

Place of originFrance

Region or stateLyon

Main ingredientsFromage frais, herbs, shallots, salt, pepper, olive oil, vinegar^[1][2][3][4]

Cervelle de canut

Type	Spread
Place of origin	France
Region or state	Lyon
Main ingredients	Fromage frais, herbs, shallots, salt, pepper, olive oil, vinegar[1][2][3][4]
Media: Cervelle de canut

Cervelle de canut (French pronunciation: [sɛʁvɛl də kany]) is a cheese spread or dip that is a specialty of Lyon, France.^[5]

The dish is a base of fromage blanc, seasoned with chopped herbs, shallots, salt, pepper, olive oil and vinegar. Its name literally means "silk worker's brain", after the canuts, the silk workers of 19th-century Lyon. Its name is thought to reflect the low opinion Lyon's affluent had of the weavers.^[6]