Beurre Bordier from Saint Malo
In 1984, Jean Yves Bordier opened a butter shop in the Rue de l’Orme. He wants to make butter again as his grandfather did, with time, wooden tools and traditional techniques.
France
Hiking in the Vosges
The Vosges are a varied low mountain range. Nevertheless, you do not have to do without good wine, hearty cuisine and picturesque towns.
Truffle – Favorite of gastronomy
In France, they call it the black diamond of gastronomy. Truffles are among the most expensive edible mushrooms in the world. Before Christmas, the price per kilo rises to 1,000 euros or more.
In Alsace on foot from hotel to hotel
The concept of Horizons d’Alsace sounds like it was created during the Covid pandemic to cater to the wanderlust and love of nature
Oysters always suit
Oysters are invigorating and energizing, like the primordial sea from which all life originated. It is recommended to chew them for a long time instead of swallowing them with fright.
Absinthe, legendary cult drink
Absinthe, this name carries the taste of the forbidden. A journey along the route of absinthe in France and Switzerland.
Winter truffle with chefs of Provence
Winter truffles are available in Provence from December. Then the upscale gastronomy in the Var department always has one or more truffle dishes on the menu
Truffle: Great delicacy – Big business
Visiting a global player in the international truffle market. In the small provincial town of Draguignan, truffle products are produced for gastronomy.
Olive growing at Château Léoube
Provence is one of the most beautiful and oldest cultural landscapes. For more than 2,000 years, people have been growing wine and olives on the Côte d’Azur
The truffle and its host, the oak tree
In the Var department in Provence, oak trees are used for truffle cultivation. Only after 10 years the first truffles can be harvested.
The Aups truffle syndicate
Every year at the beginning of December, the truffle growers of the French department of Var line up in the marketplace of Aups for the opening of the truffle season. Who is allowed to sell here, to whom and at what price has been regulated by the syndicate for over 50 years.
Fly, dog or pig? In search of truffles
In the Var region of Provence, most truffle growers own private land where they plant oak trees. The precious black truffle is mostly tracked down with dogs.