The best regional grocery stores Charente

Didier and Barbezieux, Didier and Marie-Hélène Lérisson, among other things, operate walnut. They are all kinds of derivatives such as oils, fondants, caramel nuts or nuts that you can order and come to pick up. By calling them in advance, they will be able to arrange for you to visit the sorting room, the distillery or explain the management techniques of an orchard. Marie-Hélène also states that they have very old pineaux (13 and 16 years old) aged in oak barrels.

Right next to Redortière, Van der Velden operates a breeding of Holstein'holstein to make cheese and other dairy products. With the Maison des Lacs, the farm offers visits throughout the summer.

All the products of the hive are produced by Marie-Françoise, which welcomes you on its farm and you will be allèche with honey, sweets, gingerbread, nougats, royal jelly… Bzzzz. Go butiner on his side!

Philippe made a wood-fired unleavened bread and sells it in a small shop in Saint-Vivien. It also offers melons (melons in the Charente River), tomatoes, aubergines, peppers, plums, mirabelles. All over the season.

At the foot of the castle, a space has just opened to sell local handicraft productions: clothing, bags, knives, jewellery, wrought iron sculptures. It is also an art gallery and fair trade boutique. Here's how to perfect the city's tourist vocation.

For Philippe Lice, pronounce x, his difference lies in particular in the freshness of the products: ducks sold in the house of Charente are slaughtered every two days. Instead, gavage is done in areas where the land is less good to plant cereals than in Tusson. " So the specialty of the house of the Charente is duck. In all its forms: traditionnel neck stuffed but also breasts stuffed with foie gras or stuffed cabbage… in foie gras. Test the Tusson mishmash: apricots, prunes and foie-coated figs that have received special mention in the regional flavours competition 2007. In addition to the duck products, Philippe offers a selection of local products, many of which come from organic farming. It thus makes up a kind of fine grocery store from local land that satisfies tourists and troubleshoots the inhabitants.

Sale at the goat cheese farm for this operation forming part of the Chabichou's route.