The name L’Ane Qui Tousse translates to The Coughing Donkey – I forgot to ask for the password to the page on the website that would tell me why the name was chosen.
L'Ane Qui Tousse, Toulouse, France
It was my last evening in Toulouse and I wanted to have a great French meal to close off this short chapter of my trip.
Out with the ever trusty google maps and a quick search for restaurants. About 450m away was L’Ane Qui Tousse, the menu looked good and hearty so off I headed
On a Monday evening it wasn’t too busy and by the time I arrived there were already a couple of patrons dining.
There wasn’t an English menu here, but I thought I knew a good number of words so was confident that I could order, but I was soon bought down to earth as I ordered a starter from the tapas menu only to be asked quizically “that’s duck hearts?”
That minor setback averted I ordered the roasted camembert that came with fig jam & hazlenuts, and a copious amount of fresh bread on the side for my starter. And I will admit, if this was the only dish I had ordered I would have been more than happy. The gooey cheese and figjam spread across a piece of bread was just divine.
But I knew I wanted duck, but not duck hearts, so I was pointed towards the roasted duck breast dish in the main menu. The roasted duck came with garlic juice and I chose the pepper sauce rather than the blue cheese sauce.
It took a while for the duck to be cooked but when it came out it was perfect, just on the rare side of medium with a pinkish tinge. And it tasted great. Add on the garlic and pepper and it took on a whole different level. Certainly worth the wait.
For dessert I was torn between the profriteroles and the creme brulee, but I chose the later and wasn’t disappointed.
To accompany my meal I had a bottle of Château Lamothe red wine from Bordeaux. A nice wine to augment the meal.
