The best local producers Midi-Pyrénées

The Larroque canning factory is an institution as well known as the Ingres museum. Specialising in the production of preserved duck fat, the 180 m² shop is attached to the workshops where the palmipeds of 25 regional producers are processed. Here, handmade products and traceability are the signature. Since 1980, its know-how has been recognised, and in view of this success, the range has been extended: home-made charcuterie, Label Rouge smoked salmon from Scotland, pork, ready-made meals, but always with the same high standards, regional products made on the spot.

The gourmands are warned, they are at the right address to delight their taste buds and eyes. Here we make, taste and sell the famous Zézettes de Sète. Crunchy cookies covered with sugar crystals, prepared with simple products: flour, sugar, a little rosé wine, and that's it! The recipe is inspired by the traditional cookies of the region and is a must-try. When it's time for an aperitif, Gastounet's kémias (salted cookies, tiellette, anchovies, tomato basil) are a treat for young and old alike.

Have you heard of lantounets? No ? We're sure you haven't. Visit this cookie factory and let us tell you the story of the Lantounette, who made tasty flower-shaped cookies for her husband, who was possessed by an evil spirit (we're not kidding, ladies). But before being a cookie factory, the site was a mill built in the ^17th century, which ceased operating in the 1950s. A small museum can be visited on site. A place to feed on culture and delicacies, with a picnic area and tearoom.

Christophe, son of Roger Paradis, has taken over the adventure begun by his father. Located in a ^16th-century farmhouse surrounded by garrigue, the Paradis mill produces an atypically fragrant AOC Nîmes olive oil. The olive varieties it crushes come exclusively from the local terroir. In addition to AOC olive oil, we also offer single-variety picholine, négrette, bouteillan, aglandau and old-fashioned oil. A guided tour is available by appointment from April to October to discover the secrets of the mill.

For more than 25 years Hélène and Henri have been driven by this conviction to work well and cleanly (in integrated agriculture and integrated pest management). On the stalls you will find all the good fruits and vegetables that make the reputation of the Catalan country (peaches, apricots, melons, peppers, tomatoes...). Picking takes place every day of course. But Au jardin des Saveurs is much more than a sales outlet because Hélène and Henri wanted to make this place a showcase for the products of this corner of Roussillon to which they are so attached: wines, olives, anchovies ...

La Quercynoise, a group of producers since 1975, settled for more than 40 years in the Lot, has its store in Gramat. In the respect of the tradition, it offers you duck foie gras from the South-West, duck confit, gift boxes and other gastronomic specialities. The ducks are certified IGP Sud-Ouest, which guarantees a manufacture in the rules of art. The store in Gramat is permanent, and a seasonal store is present in Rocamadour from April to November. La Quercynoise also offers its products for sale on the internet.

Monique and Bernard Molas' farm is a magnificent 18th century manor house that they have patiently renovated. They raise ducks and geese which they transform marvellously: whole duck foie gras, whole goose foie gras, block of duck and goose liver, stuffed duck neck... You won't be disappointed when you taste their award-winning products at agricultural fairs. Gites and B&Bs allow them to organize themed stays, tasting weekends and workshops entirely dedicated to foie gras cooking.

Rucher de l'Ours was founded in 1975. Today, Philippe Weibel runs 300 hives in the Pyrenees, producing around 10 tonnes of a wide variety of honeys every year. Within a 100 km radius of the honey house, the bees find a wide variety of resources in a pollution-free environment. Among the products on offer here are some twenty honeys, such as dandelion honey, with its pronounced taste slightly attenuated by the taste of wild cherry, very bitter arbutus honey, woodruff honey...

At Home Head, attachment to the land is paramount: all the manufactured products are 100% artisanaux and delicious. Since 1986, a formula of preparations around duck has been proposed, based on reasoned agriculture. Between the duck aiguillettes, the orange duck, the ceps ceps, the ceps, or the fairway gascon in the conflict, the taste buds have something to wonder about! A finalist every year since 2007 during famous gastronomic competitions, the Maison Tête is known and recognized for its specialty: the foie gras… with la! In 2013, the fatty livers of whole goose and duck received gold at the competition of Saint Sever in Landes. His leader product, gold medallist at the Paris 2012 agricultural competition, is a foie semi-baked fat presented in a wooden bowl, simply seasoned with salt and pepper, to keep for 90 days - but you should crack well! Despite the avian problems of the 2016 and 2017 seasons, production, albeit stalled, is good!

The Quercynoise, an agricultural cooperative that brings together some 200 producers in the region and which has won several awards at the Concours général agricole, demonstrates its know-how year after year. The duck in all its states is available in Rocamadour's shop or online, in gift boxes or simple tins. As for sweets, the establishment offers local products worked with delicacy: honey, nuts, jam and chocolate. Saffron is not to be outdone and shapes a complete range of seductive products.

A heavy weight, a regional identity that gently rises from the 2013 health and media storm. It was his former owner Laurent Spanghero, the child of the country also known for his achievements in rugby in XV who, eager to "wash his honour", took over the reins. He separated from the eponymous society in 2009. In July 2014, the company was picked up by C.A. Holding and was renamed Occitane, cooked dishes. In order to make this sad episode forget, it is now called "La Lauragaise" that the Phoenix from its ashes. Cassoulets and candied of duck stamped La Lauragaise are set in the supermarkets, should follow the saucisserie and meat in the near future.

Gruissan is well known for its salt flats and its Fleur de Sel. On-site, take a guided tour of the salt flats on foot or on an electric scooter to discover the secrets of this product and its know-how, without forgetting a visit to the eco-museum. If you want to bring back a souvenir, you have the choice: find the salt bar where you can choose between 24 varieties of large flavoured salts in bulk, or head to the grocery store where you will find salt shakers and even a cosmetic section, with bath salts made in Gruissan!

Catherine's jams have been delighting visitors to the Hôtel du Pont Vieux for some years now, and now that they've opened the grocery store, a whole space is dedicated to gourmet delights! L'Echoppe, located right next to the hotel, not only sells Les Confitures de la Cité®, but also wines, charcuterie, cheeses, preserves and cookies, mainly from the region. As for jams, there's always the staple: salted butter caramel, apple jelly with spices, kiwi from Cuxac d'Aude... and new products regularly!

Since its beginnings in 1967, this biscuit factory has changed its name but still belongs to the same family. Formerly known as biscuit factory les Saules, it was renamed in 2010 as biscuit factory of Quercy. A range of products without colouring agents or preservatives and flagship products: rolled waffles ("Curbelets" in Occitan, which used to be made on farms around the corner from the cantou), chocolate cigars and traditional meringues with a topping, also made from ingredients from organic farming for an organic range and a traditional range.

Four friendly farmers are grouped together to perpetuate the know-how inherited from their parents and grandparents in duck force-feeding and product manufacturing. The force-feeding is done exclusively with corn, the products manufactured are completely natural. You can find their products in their mayor's shop in Limogne-en-Quercy but also in 2 other shops in Cajarc and Villefranche-de-Rouergue. A gourmet selection of local products prepared in the purest tradition that will delight your taste buds.

For more than 30 years, this typical farm made of wood and stone has been producing goose and duck foie gras, with a strong focus on traceability. You can visit the farm and discover the animals, the hatcheries, the force-feeding of the geese and the cutting and manufacturing workshop. The visit will end with a free tasting of the products served with a sweet white wine. All the farm products are for sale on the spot, on the surrounding markets and on the website. Traditional farm products, tasty, festive or simply greedy.

La Ferme de Grezelade invites you to a free visit of the functioning and production of the duck foie gras preserves (cooked and confit dishes) by appointment. On the programme: demonstration of herd dogs, demonstration of old-fashioned force-feeding, cutting and culinary explanation of the foie gras duck and, finally, you will be able to taste this local production free of charge. Duck foie gras and ready-made dishes (cassoulet, rillettes, sausage with duck breast...) will delight you. An artisanal and greedy production as you wish.

Since 1976, Ballot-Flurin has been developing care, beauty and hygiene products from the hive, 100% natural and certified organic. Pioneer of organic beekeeping and creator of the Apiculture DOUCE®, the company was born from a conviction: a beautiful nature favors a beautiful humanity. The preparations are on sale at the store: propolis spray, care balms, soaps, creams, royal jelly, honeys... You can also enjoy the spa and soon the care in the bee room.

Roseline and Jérôme recently took over the Perotto family's traditional farm. Breeders and feeders of fattened ducks, Jérôme brought to the farm the organic breeding of Black Pigs, in the open air. They are delighted to welcome visitors to the farm to share their passion for their profession and to let them discover their products prepared with love and in the tradition. You will find preserves and various home-made delicatessen products as well as foie gras, confits, pâtés and many cooked dishes, guaranteed without coloring nor OMG.

A family property since 1955, Château de la Tuilerie is located on the oldest geological part of the Costières de Nîmes appellation. The vineyard extends over 59 hectares surrounded by the purple foothills of the Cévennes to the west and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. The Château de la Tuilerie is considered one of the references of the Costières de Nîmes appellation, offering wines of great finesse and elegance. This winery blends refinement with the comfort of a modern cellar. Wines to be discovered in situ, or à la carte from the best restaurants in the Gard.

Four generations of confectioners have succeeded one another to offer you locally produced olives. Master olive confectioner, Daniel is the guarantor of the traditions and know-how linked to the Nîmes products that he offers here with passion. The oil from the Gard is particularly well cared for and all the olives come from the Ateliers du Moulin. Moreover, the control of the taste is systematic so that it preserves all its characteristics. Good tasting !

For four generations, the Saïn family has specialised in the production of green asparagus, kiwis, peaches, nectarines, table grapes (muscat, Alphonse Lavallée and a new variety: Prima). Today, Hervé and Florence, brother and sister, play the diversity card by offering a wide range of local and seasonal products, some of which come from producer friends. Here you will find everything you would expect from your vegetable shop. And not to spoil anything, you will be advised and served with a smile.

They have been close to bees for twenty years. The friendly Oulès couple today has 220 hives, which is more than ten million winged and very dedicated workers who work to transform the nectar and the honeydew of plants in honey of scrubland, flowers of sunflower, mountain, rosemary, chestnust tree, bush, heather and many other perfumes. They are all character honey. Carole and Armand also sell gingerbreads, honey sweets, hazelnut confits, almond comfit with honey, as well as chestnut cream.

La Miellerie des Clauses isn't just a producer's store, it's also an invitation to discover the life of bees through the eyes of passionate beekeepers. Through an observatory, Laurent explains the life of bees in a specially dedicated workshop, and the beekeeper won't hesitate to open a hive full of bees, which you can observe in complete safety behind a bay window. Our production, which is being converted to organic farming, regularly wins awards in competitions. Summer workshops for young and old.

Since April 2006, a small corner of paradise has emerged in the heart of Toulouse. If your senses were lacking in authentic, local products and finesse, they will be filled! Here the master words are taste and quality. Moreover, the semi-baked foie gras received two medals in the agricultural general competition, 2004 and 2006. You can quickly understand why after scraping a piece. Because in this hamlet we taste everything: foie gras to morels, cocoa, yes! , nettles, saffron conflict, with a little glass of aperitif Hypocrate medieval drinks. You no longer know where to give your head and papilla! The reception is warm and the most, you can lunch. Here's our new canteen and an appointment for gourmets and gourmets.

It is in the heart of the garrigue that Lydie and Yolande raise a hundred goats. Most of them are Rove goats, a rustic breed well known near the creeks of Marseille. They are also recognizable by their beautiful horns that curl around themselves. The rest of the herd is composed of alpine goats with a buff color. Grazing in the middle of nature, the herd maintains the spaces and helps to fight against the fires. A healthy, natural and varied diet that gives a special flavor to the cheese.

Camille is a chestnut producer in the Cévennes Lozère. Les Saveurs du Castanet is a family farm, in organic agriculture, which perpetuates a heritage, a know-how and the history of the Cevennes. In the chestnut grove, Camille confides to us that some trees are nearly 200 years old! We find different varieties in the plantation, including Pellegrines, Figarettes, Dauphines and Comballes. The fruits of the breadfruit tree, now holders of the PDO "Châtaigne de Cévennes", are transformed into jam or flour.

Founded in 1990, the association brings together local restaurateurs and artisans with a passion for gastronomy, to promote their trade and expertise, and to highlight local produce and French cuisine. Every two years, the association also produces a guide to good food, highlighting member establishments and their chefs. Then there's "Sunday in the Country", a convivial event organized to mark the guide's release.

Ferme de Mourènes, in the heart of the Cévennes National Park, is home to a chestnut plantation with organic certification, A.O.P. since 2023 and Esprit Parc National des Cévennes. Harvested and processed on site, chestnuts reveal their full flavor in chestnut cream and jam with pieces, in purée and flour, and in many other products. Chestnut syrup is another specialty we recommend for seasoning desserts and plain yoghurts. Chestnut growing is a culinary heritage rooted in the land.

Settled in the heart of the high Cevennes, Melissa Brun and Nicolas Boutin took over the family farm in 2013. Castaneiculturists in organic farming, their chestnut groves are located around the village. They grow exclusively traditional varieties, namely figarettes, pellegrines, rabairaises. These are registered in the specifications of the PDO Chestnuts of the Cevennes. The chestnut harvest is sold fresh, but also in jams, flours and Castane products (alliance of a group of independent Cévennes chestnut growers).

At the Valbonne farm, everything is a question of trees and passion. It is in Saint-André de Majencoules that Michel Levesque opens the doors of his farm and his chestnut grove. In the heart of the Cevennes, Michel produces and transforms biodynamically grown chestnuts on site. To come, buy at the farm or by mail order, you can enjoy a wide range of chestnut jams and chestnut creams. Fresh chestnuts, flour or the home-made creation, the chestnut breakfast, energizing and delicious.

For three generations, the Canguilhem family has been growing market garden produce in Coursan, in the lower plain of the Aude. Renowned for its famous black and gold stamped Charentais melons, it also offers, for direct sale in its store, asparagus, artichokes, squash, tomatoes, eggplants, strawberries and grapes from the farm. Other seasonal fruits and vegetables and local groceries, including homemade olive oil, complete the picture. Practising a reasoned agriculture, the farm is certified HVE3, guarantee of food quality.

Did you know that the best mozzarella in France is a mozzarella made in Corbières? Edoardo pampers his beautiful buffalos and they give him the best quality milk. The mozzarellas are made with fresh milk... and have a unique taste! With the success of the mozzarella, Edoardo also offers pressed tomatoes, cooked and uncooked, lactic cheeses made from buffalo milk and ice cream to die for. The Antonini family also offers a gourmet table to discover their 100% home-made Italian cuisine

Marion and Mathieu took on the challenge of reviving the existing chestnut grove and small orchard on their plot of land acquired in 2011. They now produce red fruits: strawberries, raspberries, currants, blackberries and blueberries of excellent taste. You can also order your basket of fresh fruits, jams, juices and vinegars online and pick it up at the farm!

In Gruissan, we know the white gold, but for a few years, the red gold is also produced there. The Crocus Sativus has found in these Aude lands the ideal climatic conditions to bloom and offer quality saffron. Marjorie and Cheick cultivate it on a small plot of land in an artisanal and reasoned way, without pesticides or fertilizers. To discover the secrets of saffron, visit them in the fall; you may witness the harvest that must be done at dawn, before the flower opens. Point of sale at the Cave du Baroudeur or online.

Welcome to Bernard and Anne-Lise, passionate beekeepers at Domaine de Villeneuve. Their tempting products include a wide range of honeys, gingerbread, mead, wax and honey vinegar. The choice is endless among the fifteen honeys on offer for sale (and regularly for tasting). From May to August, take advantage of free open days on the last Sunday of the month to discover the fascinating world of bees and the honey house. The estate is also renowned for its wines: a promising visit that will appeal to many wine lovers.

Alain Merit evolves in his universe made of bees and honey. It is with know-how and passion that he makes many delicious products derived from this gold: like nougat, mead, a delicious gingerbread, and of course a wide variety of honeys. By appointment, it is possible to visit the honey house and the hives in complete safety. He will tell you about his farm, the importance of such an ecosystem and the methods of production. It is a pleasure for the curious and the greedy and no doubt that it will please the little ones!

Open since 1931 on the Bosc quay, and since 2007 at the Sète market, the shop has built its reputation. Jean-Marie Fabre perpetuates the southern tradition by distilling his production of flavored Sète navettes, exquisite chocolate madeleines, tasty almond macaroons, jagged squares, macaroons, cakes, chalumeaux which are wafers rolled on vintage waffle makers. We like to come here to sniff the scents of vanilla, anise or beeswax. Everything is made by hand, according to the artisanal tradition. An exceptional taste!

For some years now Elisabeth and Alain have grown saffron, along the pond of Vendres. A real work of titan for which Alain, a renowned farmer's lamb farmer, was passionate. Their area has over 40 000 crocus, which it gathers by hand, and then carefully sorts and manufactures olive oils to saffron, saffron liqueurs… the best known products of all the great chefs of the region. Alain is also famous for his goat rearing (sliced lamb).

In a small quiet street in the village, Yvonne Basset, in his small house, sells the production of the small farm of Bourratierra. On Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, from a. m. to p. m., you can come and buy, in the small enclosed lean, its fresh production: poultry, seasonal vegetables, strawberries, raspberries.

Le Clos de la reine is an artisanal operation of friendly beekeepers who offer a variety of delicious honeys. One comes here to buy its jars of treasures of the hive directly from the producers. You can enjoy tastings, observe bees at work in the hive on the field and guided tours are available. Among the honeys produced here, you can taste nectar from Vic, garrigue honey, forest honey, rosemary honey, acacia honey, chestnut honey or oak honey. Propolis-based products and royal jelly are also offered.

To find these famous gourmet products, local sales outlets are listed on the website, so you can buy directly from the source. You'll also find tips on how to enjoy foie gras and recipes to impress your guests. The Gers Association for the Promotion of Foie Gras promotes the qualities of duck and goose products: foie gras, of course, but also aiguillettes, magrets, confits, gizzards and "Figuigers", a unique recipe in which the duck is fattened with figs.

In Occitan, escaleta means dry waffle. These tasty Languedoc cookies with their atypical shape are subtly flavored, cooked in a cast iron mold and eaten at the end of a meal or during the end of the year celebrations. Mamie Alix passed on her know-how to Perrine and Adrien who, with passion and authenticity, perpetuate the tradition of this recipe in the Hérault. They offer escalettes for all tastes: vanilla, lemon, anise and even orange blossom!

Véronique and Michel Garcia welcome you to Chez, a vegetable and arboreal family farm where they sell seasonal fruit and vegetables. It will be possible to buy directly on the spot: peaches, apricots, cherries, figs, melons, plums, table grapes, apples; but also asparagus, tomatoes, zucchini, peppers, potatoes. Tasting is free of charge and we find Véronique and Michel on local markets: on Thursday and Sunday in Mèze, on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday in Sète, and on Sunday morning at the Antigone market in Montpellier.

The Ramajo family's foie gras has been making a name for itself for 4 decades with a gold medal at the Concours Agricole in 2018. It is one of the first canning stores in the Gers. They perpetuate the values that are important to them: natural, local, home-made. You can find of course beautiful specialities: goose or duck foie gras, fresh, whole, half-cooked, sausages, dried duck breast or in sauce but also a tasty range of cooked dishes with confits, cassoulets, goose stew or roast duck breast stuffed with foie gras.

At Mas des Bouviers, Loïc Lossois is a producer and miller. for 3 months of the year, nearly 1,700 suppliers entrust him with the crushing of their olive harvest. The old-fashioned plantations, with picholine, stand side by side with plots of foreign varieties grown at high density. This "lover of bouteillan", one of the estate's other varieties, produces 3 types of oil each season. Training in pruning and maintenance is provided.

Based in the hamlet of Bizac, Nathalie Gonzalez started in 2009. This farmer presses in her mill the olives from the 2 ha of trees she owns. The oil produced is made with picholine (in fruity green); the lucques are used for table olives. You will also find in the shop the products from its 200 beehives: honey (chestnut, lavender, garrigue...) as well as gingerbread, marshmallows, biscuits.

Founded in 1924, this Beaucaire cooperative is the town's oldest olive oil processing plant. Equipped with a modern extraction line, it produces a range of oils, including the PDO Nîmes olive oil, which has won several gold medals, as well as La Mamé, made from fully matured black olives. Also on sale is an organic olive oil made from olives harvested on the Costières plateau. Visit and tasting at the mill free of charge.

The owners practise their trade with passion, respecting the traditions of yesteryear and using modern technology. Le Moulin d'Uzès produces its olive oil by cold extraction using a centrifuge. Picholine, a Nîmes PDO registered variety, is produced and processed to give an authentic oil with a fine, fragrant taste. Olive oil from France comes from harvests in the Gard region by partner farmers. These flavours can be found in the boutique after a visit to the mill and a tasting session at the oil bar.

Following the discovery of an old oil mill on their property, Jacqueline and Jean, producers of cherries and peaches, decided to restore it and open it to the public. They will tell you the story with passion because they both love stones, olives and history. 5 oils are produced: the lucques, the olive, the verdale and the cayon in monovarietals, and an assembly of cornicabra and cipressino. And to complete the range of pleasures, Jacqueline and Jean will make you taste their pomegranates, almonds and cherries.