French gastronomy and regional produce
The restaurants of the region will extend to you the warmest of welcomes, ensuring the time you spend here is unforgettable: relaxing over a great meal, discovering the wonderful French wines the region has to offer, giving your holiday glasses an inimitable ruby red colour.
The markets of Franche-Comté : French gastronomy
From the very early hours of the morning, the people of Franche-Comté come out to meet with the traders, setting out their stalls of the finest fresh fruit and vegetables. Their enthusiasm for their gastronomic trade is nothing but contagious.
We invite you to stroll around these markets, to come and enjoy a coffee and taste a few of our French gastronomic specialities. The market tradesmen will guide you through this labyrinth of flavours.
A classic French menu to fill your basket
You will be not be able to miss the Morteau and Montbéliard sausages, with their accompaniment of potatoes and cancoillotte, or Comté cheese fondue, a morel mushroom pastry delight or the famous ham of Luxeuil...
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The French wine region Jura
With its extensive vineyards, yellow wine (a special type of white wine made in the Jura wine region), straw wine, Macvin and a host of other treasures are one of those famous French...
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The French cheese, cheeses of Franche-Comté
The gourmet's tour of Franche-Comté will continue on through pastures and forests. The innumerable herds of red and white Montbéliard cattle grazing in the prairies which seem to merge into the horizon are what we have to thanks for the cheeses on our platter...
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The Franche-Comté specialities
Comté cheese, the Jura wines route (European Destinations of Excellence)...
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The French salting
It is impossible to talk about the cold meats of Franche-Comté without mentioning the enormous tuyé farms of Upper Doubs. The stone-built farmhouse is organised...
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The French spirits
Another absolute essential is to try a little 'goutte' (gentian spirit), absinth or kirsch to round off your enjoyment.
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The French recipes
A genuine, authentic cuisine, which only uses ingredients of the finest quality, and above all the generous cuisine of a country on which the mountain air whets the appetite. A cheese soup that has bubbled away for many minutes...
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The French tasting ideas
Here are a few ideas for combining the specialities of Franche-Comté and making daring culinary alliances!
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The French desserts
Pancakes with morello cherries from Fougerolles, the land where the "Cherries in brandy" tradition was born, is just one suggestion among many....
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