Discover the top Dordogne local produce
Some of the richest gastronomic products in France come from the Dordogne region. Truffles in particular are a popular item that is celebrated each winter with festivals and markets hosted in many of the local towns and villages. Cheese, fruit and nuts are amongst the other produce from this wonderful region.
The weather conditions in the Dordogne region make is an excellent place for the growing of cêpes, or porcini mushrooms as they are more commonly known.
Cheese and wine are central to the French diet, and with the abundance of good wine in the region it comes as no surprise that there is an abundance of local cheeses to go with them!
Walnut and fruit based liqueurs have been produced by the Denoix Distillery since 1839. Their most famous varieties are the Quinquinoix and the Suprême Denoix.
Famous throughout France as being an over-the-top garnish for meat dishes, this rich and buttery tasting delicacy is actually the fattened liver of duck or geese.
The Bordeaux wine region lies along the rivers Dordogne and Garonne and covers an area of over 120,000 hectares.
The lamprey eel has a funnel-like mouth which sucks the blood of other fish.
The southern Lot area has been a grower of fruit in its orchards for centuries, and produce was traditionally exported from Agen because of its location of the Garonne river.
This luxurious ingredient is grown across the Lot valley and a festival is held each year in Cajarc to celebrate the end of the harvest in October.
One of the most popular grown truffles is the tuber melanosporum, which is known by mycologists as "black truffles of Périgord".
Considered one of the cradles of the walnut, Périgourdians have been growing and eating this nut for centuries.
