Seafood, spices and jumbo pastries: Clara Amfo on Brittany’s culinary gems

Clara Amfo cycles along the Ille-et-Rance canal; bread and butter artisan-style; Saint-Malo from the ferry; the coastal-themed Le Littoral restaurant; taking time to relax. Photograph: Liz Seabrook/The Guardian

I’ve spent a lot of my life going at an incredibly fast pace. Living in a big city and working as a broadcaster, I’m always rushing from one thing to the next. So when I was invited to explore the local culinary delights of Brittany, it was a great excuse to slow everything down and travel there with Brittany Ferries.

I don’t think I’ve been on a ferry since a year 7 trip to France. But it was really refreshing to move at a slower pace and actually enjoy the journey. I also found it fascinating to be part of this micro-community of sorts; a floating vessel of people in the middle of the sea.