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.
One of the tastiest wild mushrooms in France
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.
A popular purchase at any local market in the Dordogne region
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-flavoured liqueurs distilled in Brive la Gaillarde
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.
A regional speciality originating from duck or goose
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.
Perhaps the most famous & notable of all produce in Bordeaux
The Bordeaux wine region lies along the rivers Dordogne and Garonne and covers an area of over 120,000 hectares.
This fish is an interesting regional speciality...
The lamprey eel has a funnel-like mouth which sucks the blood of other fish.
The dried fruit of a variety of plum cultivated in the Aquitaine
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.
A highly prized spice, often known as 'Quercy's red Gold'
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.
The black truffles are known as the 'Diamonds of Perigord'
One of the most popular grown truffles is the tuber melanosporum, which is known by mycologists as "black truffles of Périgord".
Walnut have played a prominent role in the local culture & commerce
Considered one of the cradles of the walnut, Périgourdians have been growing and eating this nut for centuries.
