Mediterranean groceries Midi-Pyrénées

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.

Welcome to " la tienda " (the store) which, with its hand-picked Spanish specialties, boasts a strong following! The decor combines a contemporary spirit with touches of tradition, for a welcoming shop that makes you want to linger. In fact, a tasting room and a pretty terrace opening onto the Place du Salin are the perfect place to indulge in trans-Pyrenean delights: Bellota ham, Manchego cheeses, sandwiches, tapas, beers... It's even rumoured that the best tortillas in town are served here!

One of the addresses that made the "rue des Senteurs" a legend in Perpignan. How can such a small shop hold so many treasures? More than 3,000 products are crammed into twenty square metres and a stall outside! Thousands of spices, dried fish, real soubressade from Majorca, dried fruit... and of course olives. Rare spices from the ends of the earth, concentrates of flavour also in small bottles. Professionals find here all the aromas and natural colourings to sublimate their dishes.

Fancy a good Iberian ham sandwich? Then go to Iberika, a delicatessen renowned for the quality of its cured meats, located in the district of the very popular Victor Hugo market. From the window, the temptation is great. Bocadillos everywhere: crispy baguettes topped with thin slices of that ham you love so much. Coming directly from Spain, the hams rub shoulders with sausages, soubressades, chorizos and other meat delicacies from Castile. A little novelty for your sustenance: hornazo de Salamanca, a salty pie to be damned! These products are sold vacuum-packed to preserve the taste. To be eaten at home, if you can resist until then.

Thirty-five years that the Casa d'Italia has been regaling the people of Toulouse with its Italian recipes. Two addresses to supply you: the shop next to the Marché des Carmes and the lodge in the heart of the Victor Hugo market. Both a grocery store and a caterer, the house offers a selection of imported products and a range of ready-made meals prepared on the premises. Its speciality? La pasta, certo! Fresh pasta: Spaghetti, macaroni, tagliatelle, cannelloni and ravioli, available in twelve flavours, plus sauces and other typical recipes, caponata, peperonata or tiramisu and panna cotta. Smart info: from Monday to Friday morning, the chef welcomes you and gives you his culinary advice!

The reference of Italian gastronomy in Nîmes has of course its stall at Les Halles. Unmissable, the space offers all the stars of the laboratory established since 1948 in the city of Antonin: cannelloni, ravioli, tagliatelle, cold cuts, cheeses and varied and tasty antipasti. Depending on the season and the mood, the ravioli change stuffing: with porcini mushrooms, brandade, eggplant.... The welcome is friendly and attentive despite a queue that grows longer during the weekends. An address without equivalent in Nîmes.

For two years, Alex and Wanted have moved to the studios and offer a range of fresh fresh pasta. Ravioli with artichokes and asparagus, aubergines, shrimps and zucchini, spinach and jambon, lemon and ricotta ham, raw ham and figs, etc. In total over twenty sorts of ravioli make you drool. And it's not with truffle ravioli that make the amateurs shudder. Side soup, here too you have an embarrassment of choice: to the encre ink, the basil, the pepper. On stall, there are also the inescapable bolognaises softeners and a thousand-leaf feuille of well-tried aubergines. Italian cheeses and desserts (Christmas pannetone), sicilian sicilian, a biscuit stuffed with ricotta and candied fruits, and bunets, a dessert in Turin) gives no doubt water in the mouth. A great address for lovers of Italian cuisine.

It is quite naturally in the St-Cyprien district, the district of the Gascony and Spanish refugees in the last century, that this small muy simpatica shop was set up to stock up on Iberian products. Go to La Esquina to find the best bellota or serrano ham, sold whole or cut, manchego cheeses, marinated olives and very fragrant oils. For sweets: almond wafers, chocolates and turrón. A small counter open directly "around the corner" allows you to consume delicious boccadillos prepared on the spot, accompanied by a glass of fruity wine while speaking the language of Cervantes with Romain the boss!

This store has been an institution since 1961! Behind her counter, Elsa continues the adventure and delights us with her transalpine delicacies. She offers a wide variety of fresh pastas, each with a different color and taste. From ham to truffle ravioli, from tomato confit to balsamic vinegar, from limoncello to panettone. You'll be seduced by the variety of sauces, olive oils and vinegars that go perfectly with pasta.

A trattoria that smells good Italy, here authenticity is the key word, and the only problem you will encounter is the difficulty to make your choice, so much the products are of quality and make you salivate. No fear Nicolas Pellegrini, the host of this place resolutely dedicated to Epicure, will advise you with professionalism, you will wander between pasta, olive oil, homemade sauces, fresh cheeses, typical desserts, liqueurs or the unmissable selection of charcuterie that occupies a special place, and will delight the most discerning among you. You will be surprised by the wide range of products on offer, all carefully selected, all from Italy, the Provolone Salumini, Parma black pork ham, Salame Finocchiona, Culatello di Zibello, the smoothness of the real Burrata di Bufala, or the tasty Panforte Margherita dessert with orange peels, candied citron, almonds, honey and spices a real culinary discovery, which will delight the most delicate palates. What can we say about Italian wines, except that these nectars of the gods, famous since antiquity, will make you travel, you will taste the inevitable Chianti of course, but also the very fashionable Spritz, based on a real Apérol, a guaranteed family recipe, and if you like traveling, try Lambrusco, or Chiaro di Stelle. This Trattoria delicatessen will be a real favourite for all those who have made hedonism and traditional good eating a philosophy of life!