Gourmet products local specialties and wines Midi-Pyrénées

Notice to the gourmands passing through Cerdagne, the temple of the greed, it is in the Intense Douceur in Egat that it is. Arnaud Geslin, pastry chef and chocolate maker and magician of good taste, makes with passion cakes and desserts to fish by greed. If you are hesitant in front of the ganache strawberry-basil, passion, whisky, almond paste, Sichuan pepper,..., you have the right, but do not miss his incomparable hedgehog which made his reputation as well as his hot chocolate artisanal with cocoa grand cru 70% of Madagascar, a killer!

Mr Madeleine takes us back to a cookie we used to eat at snack time, accompanied by a square of chocolate: the madeleine. In the manner of Proust, it plunges us into childhood and comforting flavors. More than a pastry shop, this is a counter open to the street. In the window, five different flavors are available to take away or in a box: the classic plain, orange with a few zests, chocolate of course, almond - it's not a financier! - and lemon, another great classic. The idea germinated within the family, who embarked on the adventure, with father and son working early in the morning behind the stove.

A strategic location in Mas Guérido, a young and smiling team and selected products for wonderful delicacies and other sweets that we talk about with sparkling eyes. It is simply the passion and the desire to share this art. Renowned for its subtle flavors of eclairs, it is solicited for weddings, communions and events thanks to its eclairs pieces. Le Petit Futé fell in love with her homemade chocolates, her revisited eclairs and all those good things with secret recipes.

Le Caveau du Clos is our favorite wine shop, and we'll tell you why. Over 450 references of local wines, as well as fine Burgundy, Bordeaux and Champagne, are on offer. It's impossible not to find what you're looking for! Aurore and Fabrice know the producers they represent inside out, and the same goes for their spirits, gins, rums and whiskies. Let them guide you, they'll surprise you! Local products, gift sets and gourmet baskets are also available. Note the tastings organized from Wednesday lunchtime to Friday evening.

For more than three decades, Jean-Luc Matha has worked 16 hectares of vines in the heart of the Marcillac vineyard. A man in love with his land, he cultivates a wine that is recognizable among thousands, respecting traditions and a unique grape variety on this land, the iron servadou. Jean-Luc Matha offers red, white and rosé wines, as well as a wine of thirst, as he likes to call it. He innovates with aperitifs made from red wine and green walnut, or wine and dandelion flowers.

Family of craftsmen butchers who hold all the secrets of manufacture of the traditional cerdane pork-butchery is a reference in the field. The meat is bought from small local breeders in the Cerdagne and Capcir regions. The home-made charcuterie is made from Tirabuixo pork from Sainte-Léocadie. The hams, sausages and other fuets smell good in the shop, making you want to buy everything. At the "Pouget" they are always ready to let you taste a "tranchette" and explain the recipes and traditions of the Cerdanya.

Jean-Luc, its owner, offers a real modernity to the so-called rural tourism. If his first job is as a canner, he proposes with Olivier a direct sale of his production, as well as small local treasures selected on the shutter, resulting from farm productions. But, a particularity of the site and an element which makes our heart beat faster, he opens his table in summer to savour them! The shop, located in the heart of the farm, offers a wide range of duck products made on site. Don't hesitate to visit them!

This pretty little Palavasian address, part cheese shop, part crèmerie and part charcuterie, delights both locals and holidaymakers in search of good local produce. On the stalls, you'll find cheeses from the area and beyond, made by producers and maturers according to the season, as well as dry sausage, chorizo, chiffonnade, brousse, spit-roasted cake... High-quality products, carefully selected, to enhance aperitifs and end meals.

In Ariège, there are institutions such as the castle of Foix, the mounjetade, the hunt and... the Rouch charcuterie in the store and on the markets. Since 1870, the house has been making fresh, dry or cooked charcuterie with pigs received whole and raised in the South West. The butcher's shop is exclusively from the Ariège. Rouch's traditional charcuterie and specialties from the Ariege are prepared in a laboratory near Foix. Ariège ham, sausage under the ash, pâtés, cassoulet...

This farm is attached to the agricultural high school of Mirande. Practical work is carried out thanks to the breeding of ducks and chickens, black pigs and cows from Mirande. Learning the job of a farmer is done in the field, to the delight of lovers of good products to be obtained at the cannery. With six workshops for cultivation, breeding and processing, the apprenticeships help young people get started in the profession. Foie gras, gizzards, pâtés, duck breast filled with foie gras, daube or cassoulet are sold on the spot.

Jean-Luc Viguier, winemaker, and his wife Catherine, oenologist, have combined their passion for wine and the land to launch the estate. Located on a former Templar property, it has been in the family for four generations. Its red soil gives birth to wines that are both authentic and fruity. Inspired, the family has been involved in wine tourism for a few years (wine walks, open-air farm...) and offers stays in perched cabins.

The famous Maison Pouget of Err and all the "Made in Cerdanya" pork products that have made its reputation has had a new shop in Bourg Madame for a few years now. You will find all the know-how and all the products of this family of craftsmen in this beautiful brand new shop and proud of its superb display. More than 10 m of products to taste: ham, pâté, Catalan specialities (fuet, soubressade), local pork... Note the large car park in front of the shop. An address not to be missed for gastronomes. Petit Futé is an unconditional fan.

In the heart of the medieval city and echoing the tea room and ice cream parlour in the lower town, the Cosy du Plo, offers a tea room-ice cream parlour and delicatessen concept that you will find right next to the Jean-Deschamps Theater square. This "gourmet store" features a selection of local producers, beers, wines, olive oils, cassoulets, honeys, liqueurs and sweet treats. For a gourmet break, sit down to taste the delicious specialties of the house such as the waffles in the Liège style that you can decorate with homemade ice creams.

A real village in the city, the Marché du Lez is the complementary alternative that the metropolis was missing. An energetic hot-spot, it brings together the flea markets of Le Lez, shops, start-ups... Far from being fixed, it expresses its desire to maintain a certain dynamism through the organization of events, exhibitions, performances and workshops. Gastronomy also plays a central role at the Market, as several restaurants, foodtrucks and halles gourmandes du Lez are open to lovers of good food.

Saleurs in Collioure since 1870, the family business still works in the respect of the artisanal tradition. These specialities are famous and are available salted, with vinegar, plain, or in anchoïade and tapenades. In the workshops on the first floor, you will be able to talk with the anchoyeuses who strive to perpetuate ancestral gestures. The visit of the workshops and the tastings are free and really worth the detour. Let it be said, in this establishment, from anchovies in salt to olive stuffed with anchovies, everything is delicious!

In the spring of 2022, Patrice took over this locavore business located in one of the most beautiful villages in France. As a real neighborhood grocery store, Le Braqueur des Sens offers all the products of daily life. Patrice buys fruits, vegetables, meats, cheeses and other herbal teas, cookies, syrups in the shortest possible geographical radius. In the summer, the grocer deploys a few tables and chairs in the street and serves small boards of local products and snacks accompanied by good wines. He also offers picnic baskets.

Worthy sons of Bacchus, Arthur Lallemand and Adrien Mingaud from Limoux transport us through their selection of wines into a universe of aromas and passion. The love of the land runs through their veins, and beyond being "wine selectors" they are also blenders and producers. They have opened a tasting, sales and exchange area in the heart of the bastide, highlighting the work of the most promising winegrowers, exalting the richness of the vintages unearthed. Local delicatessen products enrich their offer.

Notice to the greedy, Philippe Valantin searches the greatest chocolate crus for the greatest pleasure of his customers. He likes chocolate and it's seen! Not an empty space that is filled with one of these wonderful treats. The horseshoe, milk chocolate, almonds and lemon chocolate, or black, orange and hazelnuts chocolate, are for all tastes and sizes. And again bigourdette, Cointreau and Armagnac fragrance to the obvious colours of the Bigorre (red and yellow) or the tarbais bean, white chocolate in bean form, the heart filled with nougatine. Let's add this chocolate pie named Sachertorte in tribute to a famous Viennese speciality.

Just to carve out a nice slice of ham, we'll stop in this traditional butcher's shop offering artisanal products and specialties from Aubrac. Meat selected from neighboring breeders, carefully monitored and chosen, poultry, sausages and dry sausages, terrines and the famous fricandeaux, this pork butcher's shop also offers preserves. The address is ideal to stock up at the end of your stay and to garnish your pantry when you return from your vacations.

Every Saturday morning, L'Isle-Jourdain closes its alleyways to traffic and transforms its town center into an open-air market. An ode to the land and countryside, visitors, Lislois and holidaymakers alike enjoy strolling through to meet the countless duck producers and market gardeners from the surrounding area, as well as numerous cheesemakers, patissiers and other 130 craftsmen and producers. Well-stocked, it's best to come early to this market to get the best of what's on offer.

Hypermarket Auchan de Béziers is faithful to the model model. It's big, very large, and there's all at all prices. The brand at first prices is perfect for small awards. The fruit and vegetable range is very well furnished and the wine cellar is full of good bottles. Auchan offers always crowded rays at peak times and stopped the distribution of bags to boxes.

Quality homemade bread, it is rare enough to underline it. In addition to traditional baguettes, you can enjoy different varieties of special breads like the bread with figs and chestnuts, traditional baguettes of all sorts that smell as good as they are delicious. You will not be left out for sweet food desires with especially the pie with blueberries, red fruit, and fresh fruit according to the season.

Founded in 1923, Vignobles Dom Brial now manages over 2,500 ha of vines, including the largest Muscat de Rivesaltes vineyard in the Roussillon region. The diversity of this terroir enables us to produce a wide range of cuvées, from sweet to dry wines. Vignobles Dom Brial is committed to a respectful, socially responsible approach, and has been awarded the Vignerons en Développement Durable (Winegrowers in Sustainable Development) label since 2010. Several options are available for a fascinating tour of the vineyard, in the heart of an exceptional landscape explained by dynamic winemakers.

There are "magical" places where the eye does not know where to rest, where the senses are awakened. This is the case at Grains de Folie with the sweet fragrance of green coffees - beans or ground - from all over the world. The store also distributes about a hundred teas in bulk, in crystal bags or herbal teas. Tea room corner with also à la carte chocolate and pastries. Grains de Folie is also a delicatessen, a wine and brandy cellar with an international accent. A curious, travelling and gourmet address!

Jérôme, a passionate wine merchant, welcomes and advises wine lovers and fine gourmets in his pretty shop. Here, you will find 100 cahors and coteaux-du-quercy at estate prices, but also wines from all over France, as well as local products, spirits, etc. Quality is without context the key word of the place. Recently, the cellar is also a wine bar with a catering service. A must for lovers of Quercy's terroir and all the little delicacies so dear to the palate.

This couple of farmer-breeders transforms their production on the spot and farms 16 ha in a 70 ha estate of forests and moors. The result is excellent farm products based on ducks, chickens, guinea fowl, rabbits, pigs and lambs. Foie gras remains the flagship product. Smoked duck breast, cassoulet, 100% duck sausage, duck rillettes with grapes and Armagnac, guinea fowl with chasseur sauce, coq au vin, rabbit confit. To keep their original flavour, the preserves are put in glass jars, without colouring or preservatives.

The market of Saint-Girons is as famous as the ancestral market of Mirepoix. You'll find all kinds of locally made, artisanal products that often come straight down from the surrounding mountains. Cow's milk cheese, goat's milk, mixed milk, arts and crafts, various (and summer) products, poultry, jams, various and delicious cold cuts... In addition to the local Saint-Gironnais, a colourful population of neo-rurals from the surrounding villages, enchants the market and provides an atmosphere that is always top notch.

Ballot-Flurin has been an independent, family-run business since 1977, specializing in apitherapy and gentle beekeeping. Discover their rare honeys from free-living bees, and their products based on propolis, pollen and royal jelly. Ballot-Flurin is the assurance of natural health, thanks to the power of bees. Our cosmetics (shampoos, soaps, creams) are also based on the work of bees. The boutique also offers candle-making workshops. An original and useful visit.

Eric Lestable represents the third generation of confectioners in Cauterets. He has kept the traditional method and works entirely by hand. He invites you in his workshop to assist to the manufacturing of his berlingots. The success of these sweets is due to a delicate balance between the mixture of water, sugar and flavored glucose syrup. Once cooked, the mixture is poured on a marble table for cooling and cutting. The other specialities are the "crottes d'isard", the "cabrotin", the "délice" or the "boule-de-neige"... Delicious!

Sweet aromas emanate from this boutique, titillating the nostrils right down to the street. Since 2010, Francis has been offering a wide selection of teas and coffees that he roasts himself. He takes great care to select preservative-free beans, grown with respect for the environment and paid a fair price to the producer. To accompany these exceptional beverages, the boutique sells handmade chocolates and sweets. The small tea room allows you to taste the beverages on the spot, before indulging in a mocha from Ethiopia or an Arabica from Costa Rica.

Xavier? Xavier? For the Toulousans, this 'best worker in France' is much more than a knowledge, it is almost a friend, so they often invite it to their table! This master master has made his products indispensable: perfectly refined cheeses, fresh butter, raw milk… not forgetting breads and wines to agree with the cheese specialties you have carefully chosen, guided by the advice of the house. The choice is wide, each palate will find what to satisfy: Cocaine, tomb, county, langres, mariva, roquefort, farmers' blue auvergnat, perch… For cocktails, buffet, meals and aperitifs, you can choose spectacular plateaux, prepared individually. The quality and tradition are the watchwords of Xavier, to be enjoyed at every opportunity… You will find it on the map of many large Toulouse tables and it is also one of the historical partners of the cocktails of Petit Futé Toulouse!

Would you like to buy milk and dairy products as close as possible to the producer? A great idea for a family outing is to visit this farm in the Lauragais! At the end of the afternoon, you can even bring your own bottles of milk and leave with your own raw milk after watching the milking. Come and meet the adorable dairy goats and docile brown cows that graze freely. Discover the traditional know-how of a passionate team that transforms the milk into culinary delights. The circuit could not be shorter!

This company is the only almond producer cooperative in France that produces, transforms and markets its fruit for confectioners, nougat makers, chocolate makers... There is an exceptional range of chocolate almonds, calissons, dragees, marzipan, fruit jellies and biscuits. Dare the almond, the house speciality made of roasted almonds flavoured with herbs and calissons in fruit or chocolate dress. But what else? Savoury almonds flavoured with colombo, vanilla tomato, goat banon, three seaweed or spices...

This charming little boutique offers a wide selection of quality tea products. With over 300 varieties of green, white, yellow or black tea, plain or flavored. As well as maté, infusions, rooibos and even iced tea, there's something for everyone! You'll also find all the accessories you need for the tea ceremony, as well as handcrafted Japanese crockery and delicatessen products. Don't hesitate to ask any questions you may have: Alla will guide you in your choices and advise you on the products.

The name of the shop is in no way used: here the raw material is queen. A dozen kinds of pasta, the classics and specials, to the ultra-fast cooking to keep all flavour and texture. More developed, "al ragù" ravioli, spinach and ricotta, and salami and dried tomatoes are guaranteed to be home and are fondre under the palate. There are also real little little and potato gnocchis. Italy is then omnipresent on all floors, with famous olive oils, the raw hams of Parma and San Daniele, sausages and typical cheeses or a few chianti and lambrusco that breathe the splendid Italian soil. Lovers of tiramisu will satisfy their search for raw materials that are essential to the success of Venetian dessert, such as the almost impossible and particularly unique marsala. Finally, balsamic vinegar has no taste of caramel and antipasti are legion: olive-oil, candied tomatoes, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, coeurs, etc. A successful Assortment and excellent Italian culinary specialities. Fresh pasta also holds an outlet at the Halles open every day from 7 am to 13 pm except Mondays.

The boutique des Palais des Thés proposes you to explore the world through a selection of teas of all origins: China, Japan, India, Africa, Taiwan… It is in an elegant, colourful and refined universe that Nicolas Girard's team welcomes you (with a few sips of a chosen tea and a smile to start), advises you and gives you all the information and subtleties that relate to the provenance, flavor, properties and virtues, the time to infusion the tea you elected. If you are really interested, please do not hesitate to explain the subtleties of the various tea ceremonies in Japan. You will be surprised and pleasantly charmed by the gaieté of presentations (boxes, boxes…) and the wide choice of accessories: tea scented candles, bowls, boxes, teapots (cast, clay, fine porcelain, ceramic…) that will be presented to you.

The shop does not always, and we understand why, given the variety of benefits, it does not attract the customers of the neighbourhood. Specialities follow the dominant seasons, summer, winter, in a region that does not or little spring and autumn. Sauerkraut, fairway, veau and other dishes in sauce to face the cold. Lighter in summer: many compound salads, jambon ham from Burgundy… You will find all the ingredients for a party or other successful festive meal, with menu proposals that avoid spreading brains: liver fat of duck made home, half-baked in linen, smoked salmon, cassolette of Saint-Jacques and crayfish or wolf in entry, followed by calf, deer or boar grenadin in sauce, or even squares of lamb way Michel, toast and enrobage is a house secret… Meat, viande, here la works the request provided that you prevent a few days in advance. The reception, without a hitch, expresses the love of the profession.

This winery has been rewarded for its quality policy, from the choice of grape variety right through to bottling. Sustainable management, controlled yields, terroir selection and judicious blending produce quality wines with excellent value for money. For example, Roca Fortis, a regional Côtes du Rhône Villages made from a plot selection dominated by Syrah, is an unfiltered cuvée aged for two years in oak barrels. Festive evenings not to be missed!

The Comptoir Gourmand is one of the institutions of the Halles Castellanes and the Halles Laissac. For more than seventeen years, Lory Caselli has favoured exceptional products in his delicatessen. These products - always AOC or AOP - come directly to him from the producers. If they are mainly local, they also come from elsewhere. The result: on her stall, black lucques from the Hérault, black truffles melanum sporum and anchovies are found alongside pepper from Madagascar, Cameroon and some rare spices such as saffron from Iran.

Laura, an American based in France for years, puts his culinary know-how at the service of our taste buds. She put the traditional recipe of this famous biscuit in the closet, so that she could have a blend of original flavours. Thus its soft cookies combine with dry fruits, cereals, lavender, lemon and the most surprising herbs in Provençal, as delicious as Roquefort, mint… discover markets, fine grocery stores - Caizergues… - and especially to order on the website. Soft, tender and fondants, these cakes are up your idea on the cookie.

In 1923, Léon Auzier founded the Auzier-Chabernac confectionery in Montpellier. The company perpetuates the craft traditions and its know-how for three generations through traditional recipes of confectionery, all using natural products. On line or in store in Montpellier and Saint-Gély-du-Fesc, you will find a large choice of sweet treats such as their famous honey licorice, gum arabic, marshmallows, sugared almonds and other sour candies. You can also order for your ceremonies.

Maison Castan was founded by René Castan in 1989. Claire Castan has now taken up the torch to perpetuate the tradition. The values passed on by this fine chocolate factory remain unchanged: quality products are carefully handcrafted to tantalize our taste buds! Specialties include Cabosse gingembre, Salidou, Coeur Provençal, Framboisissimo and even Toulousaine, with figs, honey and walnuts...

In addition to the open-air market for early fruits and vegetables, cheese, meat, bread, clothing and utensils, there is a famous "marché au gras" (fat market) held under the market hall, where sales are regulated to ensure quality, freshness and hygiene. The term "au gras" includes the carcass market and the market for fresh whole goose or duck livers. The "carcass" market offers goose and duck products for your confits, duck breasts and aiguillettes. Cutting service available.

Entering the lair of the Cabanel house is to discover the Carcassonne of the 19th century with, in its courtyard, the superb ironwork marquee designed in 1868 in the Eiffel style. A historical place not to be missed, the place has inherited the secrets of the famous Micheline, a recipe dating back to the 4th century, and of the Or-Kina, a plant-based aperitif. It also produces a pastis 100% Carcassonne and the famous "Crème de Menthe" and "Crème de Citron".

In the Hamlet of Dilhac, the Rayrolles family has a herd of dairy cows whose milk is fully processed within the farm (butter, cream, butterflies, white cheese, ice); as well as pigs fed with the by-products of the cheese factory, and also processed on the farm (cooked meat, cooked meals, pâté). The farm is conducted in full organic farming.

Le Vieux Berger is first and foremost a Combes family story. Cheese has been made here for three generations. It's a slow, patient and meticulous process. The milk comes from local producers. All stages - cutting the curds, molding, draining, salting and maturing - are done by hand. Discover all the secrets behind the making of this Roquefort during a visit to the packaging workshop, and leave with products that smell of Aveyron and quality.

The thousand-year-old Gassac vineyard, near the abbey of Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert, is a jewel of the Languedoc region. Just 3 km from Aniane, this winery offers a tour of a Gallo-Roman cellar in the heart of the garrigue. Discover a wide selection of wines, including the renowned Mas de Daumas Gassac red and white, as well as Laurence's wine, a nectar of love and liqueur, and rosé frisant for aperitifs or desserts. In summer, the estate hosts winegrower walks and the "Jazz under the Stars" festival for magical moments.

This butchery, a reference to Béziers, keeps its quality year in and year out. The meat is purchased in the Aveyron and Tarn. A few hams and sausages from the biterrois hinterland - to taste absolutely for those who don't know - side with homemade homemade crues and homemade crues preparations that will make the most demanding temptation. These include, for example, cooked ham, fricandeaux or andouillettes. Don't miss the catering radius, everything is excellent. The staff were very friendly and helpful. At Reverdel, we really feel passionate about the profession and it's fun!

Since 1920, this cooperative oil mill has been processing the department's olives, in particular the Lucques variety, which has AOC status. The oils are made from local varieties such as clermontaise, olivière, ménudal, picholine, amellau... In the store, you'll find tapenade, pistou and the essential olive oil, as well as fresh olives and oil-based cosmetics. Opposite, in the former gendarmerie building, is the Maison de l'Olivier, an eco-museum dedicated to regional olive growing, with film screenings and tastings.

At La fille du Joep, a small, fresh and iodized address, you can eat products directly from traditional oyster farmers who have been working for 50 years in the Thau Basin. You can order your platters of shellfish and fresh fish to take away, or taste them right across the street at the terrace of the bar Le Mistral. On the menu you can choose from oysters, mussels, snails, clams, sea urchins, shrimps, but also sea bream, sea bass, sole and mullet. Each product comes from the production and fishing of the owners.