Haut-Doubs. Morteau Sausage: Festi'Val Declares Its Love for the Third Time

The product, whose production dates back to the 16th century and is now guaranteed by a PGI, is in the spotlight all weekend in the town of Morteau. The 3rd Festi'Val de la Morteau opened this Saturday, with the highlight being the unmissable competition for the biggest sausage eater. The festival, which brings together thirteen associations from the town and the immediate surrounding area, also serves this local community, which, in two days, raises precious funds to operate throughout the year...

The Festi’Val de la Morteau opened on Saturday, with a competition for the biggest sausage eater on the agenda. This year, the winner—there were ten participants, nine boys, one girl—was Mathieu Bole-Richard, who ate 570 grams of sausage in five minutes. He holds the record for the entire festival's short history. Photo by Laurie Marsot — The Festi'Val de la Morteau opened on Saturday, with a competition for the biggest sausage eater on the agenda. This year, the winner—there were ten participants, nine boys, one girl—was Mathieu Bole-Richard, who ate 570 grams of sausage in five minutes. He holds the record for the entire short history of the festival. Photo by Laurie Marsot

"How many hours of training did it take to get to this point, Thibaut?! How many?!" "Come on, my champion, don't give up, come on!" We're in the town hall square in Morteau, under the huge marquee erected for the occasion. It's a little after 3 p.m. on Saturday, September 6, and the atmosphere is... wild. In the crowd, comfortably seated in the front row, a group of friends are shouting their hearts out to encourage their protégé: Thibaut Chauville, 36. The young man, from Paris, is spending the weekend in Morteau: he's come...

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