1. THE GASTRONOMIC SPECIALITIES OF FRANCE

2. nanorezo.free.fr NORTH EAST SOUTH EAST NORTH WEST SOUTH WEST PARIS / ILE DE FRANCE OVERSEAS DEPARTMENTS AND TERRITORIES THE GREAT REGIONS OF FRANCE

3. BRITTANY WEST The salted pancakes are made from buckwheat flour and can be filled with salmon, ham, cheese and eggs. The sweet ones are made from plain flour and can be stuffed with marmelade, chocolate or only sugar. SALTED OR SWEET PANCAKES

4. The Cancale oyster is characterized by a pronounced flavor of salt with iodine and a nutty aftertaste and is considered as the best one. The Marennes Oleron oyster comes from the island of Oleron It may have been a blue-green colour depending on the season. Island of Oleron x Cancale x THE MARENNES OLERON OR CANCALE OYSTERS gaiana.over-blog.com

5. NORTH MUSSELS AND CHIPS

6. NORTH EAST THE ALSATIAN SAUERKRAUT With -cabbage, -smoked ham, -Strasbourg sausages -White wine or beer -and potatoes

7. PARIS/ ILE DE FRANCE CROQUE MONSIEUR Toasted ham and cheese sandwich

8. BURGUNDY SNAILS Stuffed with garlic, parsley and butter fr.wikipedia.org

9. RHONE FROG LEGS Fried and served with garlic and parsley

10. SOUTH EAST BOUILLABAISSE A shellfish and fish stew, prepared with the freshest possible seafood, caught and served on the same day. A dish originally from Marseilles

11. SOUTH WEST THE CASSOULET -The dish gets its name from the pot it is baked in, the cassole. -The recipe is based on a stew of white dried beans (Tarbais ones), Toulouse pork sausage, duck confit and duck fat. -The cassoulet can be prepared the day before and it is better when reheated.

12. FOIE GRAS CREME CATALANE -A great French delicacy and very expensive made from the liver of ducks or geese. -Sold both fresh or cooked -Usually served in thin slices at the start of a meal with a sweet wine. -A traditional dessert from French Catalonia -It is lightly cinnamon flavoured with a crisp caramelised sugar crust -Looks like the Crème Brûlée but more delicate

13. HOW TO CARAMELISE SUGAR WITH THE IRON

14. FRENCH CHEESES lactalis.fr More than 350 cheeses from every region : -Camembert, Roquefort, goat’s cheese, ewe’s cheese… -pasteurised/unpasteurised cheese, mature cheese…

15. MAP OF WINES casadelvino.co.nz webinfrance.com

16. Cider Cider -A fermented alcoholic drink made from the unfiltered juice of apples, but with low alcohol content -Originally from Brittany and Normandy -Inseparable from pancakes

17. CHAMPAGNE amoursucre.com -Sparkling wine produced from grapes grown in the Champagne region. -Is made from 3 grapes : -Pinot (black) -Meunier (black) -Chardonnay (white)

18. TOURISM AND GASTRONOMY Theme weekends in a farm to learn how to cook local produces such as foie gras.

19. HAND CRAFTED AND FOIE GRAS MARKET PLACES tourisme-gers.com letelegramme.fr

20. FESTIVALS ARE ORGANIZED TO HONOUR LOCAL PRODUCES Violet festival in Toulouse Pink garlic’s fair in Lautrec

21. Flowers festival in Luchon Wine festival in Gaillac