The best chocolatiers Pyrénées-Orientales

Who doesn't know Cémoi chocolate? This group, which has been built up over two centuries around numerous family companies, has become the leading French chocolate maker, famous throughout the country for its little marshmallow bear. A video space explains the traceability of chocolate from the place of production, taking care of the quality of life of the planter by allowing small producers to live with dignity from their work, from the preservation of the environment to the transformation for a 100% French product.

The tasting chocolates are simply exquisite! To make them sublime, Mr. Torres chooses his raw materials with a meticulousness that forces admiration: Valencia almonds or Piedmont hazelnuts to make the pralines; seven forms of pralines, each more surprising than the next! Don't be mistaken, the mixtures of flavours for the macaroons are just as original: pepper-raspberry-Espelette pepper, Maury-raisin, peach-saffron... This former pastry chef, converted into a chocolate maker, will convince even the most conformist.

For the record, in the 19th century, Arles had 7 chocolate factories. Contrary to traditional chocolate making, which involves roasting the beans at high temperatures, Florence Losa's cocoa is ground by hand at low temperatures, thus preserving all of its beneficial substances for the health. Florence then shapes her product without refined sugar and adds various local and organic ingredients according to her imagination and the seasons. Simply delicious!

Sébastien Ponramon, Master Chocolatier creates pieces that are true works of art. And it is sincerely painful to bite into his subjects. But greed is stronger than feelings and true cocoa lovers no longer ask the question. Purists will be happy with the percentage of cocoa ranging from 67% to 75%, but it also offers 85% for connoisseurs. And that's not all, because he has created a chocolate with Byrrh, it must be said that his shop is just opposite the cellars, it's a "killer"!

The beautiful Sud De France shop, which is next to the factory now visible through the windows, is a magnificent windows of our regional specialities. Nearly 200 references are represented, obviously all the sweet delights of the traditional sweets of Tech are there: chocolates, biscuits, will tourons, rousquilles... and recently the pastry chef with its Roger Martinez. But Sud De France products are also found there with small producers are known for their know-how. La Tour cafés with honey Rayon d'Or via the fleur de sel of the Salt Marshes, wines from Mas Camps or jam of Sournia, the shop of the Sweets of Tech offers gourmet sample of the department. More than 7,500 products are presented to you. You can enjoy them, you can explain it the exact origin, the ingredients and the process. An unavoidable place to discover for the delight of your tastebuds and the pleasure of the eyes; Hansel and Gretel could not have imagined fine residence more. You can make yourself weddings or choose products already very nicely varied. Ideas of gourmet gifts galore!

All chocolate lovers in Perpignan know this address, the oldest artisanal chocolate factory in the city. You will find a seductive collection of fine chocolates, 100% pure cocoa butter, delicately flavored ganaches, fine pralines and full-bodied chocolate paste. You can also find macaroons, almond paste, Catalan specialties such as tourons, Toledo breads, candies with Céret cherry, Roussillon apricot or Banyuls liqueur. The list is too long... but we love it!

De Neuville, in Perpignan, is a shop specializing in chocolate made in the purest French tradition. Since 2015, the smiling Myriam has been running the shop and presents more than 250 references of chocolates in all its forms. The products are 100% French pure cocoa butter (70% cocoa beans) and above all without palm oil and carbon dioxide. "We work all our products with the fruit pulp and the cocoa bean", she insists. The pride of the shop: the brand Les Pavés de Perpignan, a unique recipe that we love.