Editing Amiens (section)

===Regional culture===
{{Main|Picard language}}
* ''[[Chés Cabotans]] d'Anmien'' or the ''Cabotins of Amiens'' is a small Picardy traditional puppet theatre founded in 1933. Lafleur, the hero, was created around 1811 at {{interlanguage link|Saint-Leu (Amiens)|fr|3=Saint-Leu (Amiens)|lt=Saint-Leu}}. He talks in [[Picard language|Picard]], exclusively. Traditionally a lackey costume (wearing a red velvet [[tricorne]] hat) dressed, Lafleur is cheerful, dynamic, independent and resourceful; its motto is: ''"bin mier, bin boere, pis did rin foere!"'' (Drink well, eat well and then do nothing).
* The Picard language is recognised [[regional language]]. It is spoken in France in the [[Picardy]] and [[Nord-Pas-de-Calais]] regions, and in Belgium in the Province of [[Hainaut (province)|Hainaut]]. Various associations work for the promotion and development of Picardy culture expressed in theatre, song, in spoken tales but also {{interlanguage link|Literature in Picard|fr|3=Littérature en picard|lt=in writing}}, notably in novels, journals, and poetry. Since 1993, the [[Regional Council of Picardy]] has developed within the "Office Culturel Régional de Picardie" a cultural policy for the language and the Picardy culture. "The Agency for Picard", created in 2008, is headquartered in Amiens.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.languepicarde.fr/pages/rubrique-91/langue_et_culture_de_picardie.html|title=DRAVIE.net|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303220021/http://www.languepicarde.fr/pages/rubrique-91/langue_et_culture_de_picardie.html|archive-date=3 March 2016}}</ref> [[Picard language|Picard]] is taught at the [[University of Picardie Jules Verne|University of Amiens]].
* The ''blasons populaires'' are surnames or the nicknames given to the inhabitants of cities and the Picardy villages. These ''surpitchets'' sometimes come from the history of the city, sometimes a verbal game, sometimes through a mockery of people. The nickname of the inhabitants of Amiens is: ''Chés Maqueus d'gueugues d'Anmien'' [Amiens nut eaters] in reference to an episode of the Spanish invasion. On 11 March 1597, the Spanish armies developed a ploy to seize the city: The soldiers of Hernán Tello de Portocarrero, Governor of [[Doullens]], disguised as peasants, came to the gates of the walls with nuts. The starving citizens of Amiens opened the doors and the Spaniards took the city.

====Gastronomic specialities====
During December, the town hosts the largest [[Christmas market]] in northern France.<ref name=waterways>{{cite book|author =Hugh McKnight|title=Cruising French Waterways|publisher=Sheridan House, Inc.|date= 1 September 2005|page=35|isbn=9781574092103|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Gm63fwrQ3gsC&pg=PA35}}</ref> Amiens, in the image of the Picardy region, has a rich gastronomic heritage.<ref>{{citation|url= http://www.cuisinealafrancaise.com/fr/regions/21-picardie|title= Cuisine en Picardie|publisher= Cuisine à la française|access-date= 10 December 2012|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121214172446/http://www.cuisinealafrancaise.com/fr/regions/21-picardie|archive-date= 14 December 2012|url-status= dead}}</ref> Here are some of the specialities:<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.keldelice.com/guide/terroirs/lamienois |title= L'Amiénois |first=Frédéric|last=Zégierman|work= keldelice.com |access-date= 29 April 2013}}</ref>

Amiens is known for a few local foods, including "[[macarons d'Amiens]]", small, round-shaped biscuit-type macaroons made from [[almond paste]], fruit and honey, which were first recorded in 1855;<ref>{{cite book|author=Nick Rider|title=Short Breaks Northern France|publisher=New Holland Publishers|date=1 May 2005|page=135|isbn=9781860111839|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jwG65xpOh9oC&pg=PA135}}{{Dead link|date=January 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> {{interlanguage link|Tuile d'Amiens au chocolat|fr|3=Tuile d'Amiens au chocolat|lt="tuiles amienoises"}}, chocolate and orange curved "[[tuile]]s" or biscuits; {{interlanguage link|Pâté de canard d'Amiens|fr}} – duck pâté in pastry, made since the 17th century;<ref>{{cite book|author =Michelin|title=Michelin Green Guide Northern France & Paris Region|publisher=Michelin|date=16 April 2010|page=62|isbn=9781906261887|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fmTue2YyOMUC&pg=PA62}}</ref> and "la [[ficelle Picarde]]", an oven-baked cheese-topped [[crêpe]] with ham and mushroom filling,<ref name=waterways/><ref>{{cite book|author1=Russel Cousins |author2=Ron Hallmark |author3=Ian Pickup |title=Studying and Working in France: A Student Guide|publisher=Manchester University Press ND|date=15 December 1994|page=111|isbn=9780719042201 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=23q7AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA111}}</ref> then topped with fresh cream flavoured with nutmeg, white pepper, and sprinkled with grated cheese before being browned in the oven. The region is also known for "[[flamiche aux poireaux]]", a puff pastry tart made with leeks and cream.<ref>{{cite book|author =Alan Rogers|title=Alan Rogers France 2007|publisher=Alan Rogers Guides Ltd|date=1 January 2007|page=88|isbn=9780955048647|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=B2SzhUPQXQgC&pg=PA88}}</ref>

Other dishes include:
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* The soup of the ''hortillons'': A spring-vegetable soup which originated in the ''hortillonnages''.
* The bisteu or bigalan: Potatoes, onions and bacon pie.
* The {{interlanguage link|Andouillette amiénoise|fr}}: Pork dumpling mixed with a panade and onions.
* {{interlanguage link|Beignet d'Amiens|fr}} so-called ''pets d'âne'' [donkey pets]: Small round doughnuts and fried fresh goat's cheese and beef marrow.
* The {{interlanguage link|Gâteau battu|fr}}: Golden yellow brioche crumbs with an aerated texture. It is rich in eggs and butter.
* The galopin: A [[French toast]] made from brioche bread cooked like a big pancake.
* The Picardy rabotte: Apple wrapped and baked in a puff pastry.
* The Dariole of Amiens: A popular pastry from the 18th century, topped with a cream with almonds.
* Amiens barley sugar.
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The [[Rambo apple#Summer Rambo|Summer Rambo]] apple cultivar originated near Amiens in the 16th century.