Saffron

Surprising though it may seem, saffron was once grown and exported from here; and in the last ten years or so, some farmers in the Lot and Célé valleys have diversified back into this traditional crop.

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Truffle

Impossible to talk about local specialities without mentioning that mysterious, some would say magic, mushroom, the truffle. Long held to be one of the crowning glories of our regional cuisine, it is a rare and capricious delicacy, which helps to explain its very high price.

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Rocamadour AOC

Produced on the limestone causse, with records going back as far as the 15th C, is the small, creamy AOC Rocamadour goat's cheese.

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Melons

In summer, on our may colourful local markets you will see "Melons du Quercy". These are grown in the Quercy Blanc area, benefiting from the well-exposed, sunny chalk hillsides. 

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Perigord walnuts

Often associated with cheese, another of this area's major products is the walnut, sold under the AOC Noix du Périgord name.

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The Cahors wine

The product with yhe longest history is undoubtedly Cahors wine : there are references to it even in Gallo-Roman times, when it was already greatly appreciated.

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Bonnes Tables du Lot

In the Lot, excellent products and convivial restaurants are essentials, and can be sampled in the form of elegant restaurants, local bistros, or Michelin-starred establishments.

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Quercy farm lamb

The lamb is produced under very strictly controlled conditions, imposed by the "Label Rouge" quality mark which it carries.

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