MEETINGS
GASTRONOMIC PLEASURES IN AUVERGNE RHONE ALPES
When we visit France, especially that of these regions, we are always delighted to meet the men and women who live there , by their cultural wealth as well as their
their gastronomic traditions supplemented by landscapes where magic and magical colors often emerge at daybreak which accompany the fauna and flora and nothing like a getaway in the AUVERGNE RHONE ALPES region to discover its great attractions
integrating all that nature has to offer.
The AUVERGNE RHONE ALPES region which is located in the South Eastern part of France with a configuration varied
and multiple integrating natural places and mountainous spaces found in its alpine or Auvergne region complemented
by the Rhône river in parallel with many rivers embellished with gentle undulating banks and when one arrives in this region taking advantage in particular with its transport and communication facilities which positioned at controlled
distances from other French regions in addition to foreign countries borders, it is also interesting to get off the beaten
track and discover enchanting places that we find especially in the departments of PUY DE DOME and HAUTE LOIRE
which are majestic and also including pretty villages labeled as MONTPEYROUX, USSON or LAVAUDIEU that we visit
with pleasure ,especially in their small streets embellished with brightly colored flowers and shimmering shops in
addition to good walks or bike rides in the forest and along the rivers which can only delight lovers of hiking and
small queen taking into account the very many cycle and pedestrian routes available and easy to access throughout the region which it is pleasant to criss-cross in autumn because one discovers unique places crossed with colors often
preceded by morning mists which cover, like a cloud, the foothills of its steep mountains, its villages and its valleys which are reminiscent of an impressionist painting worthy of Claude Monet.One tradition that we appreciate from the first
days of autumn in this radiant region integrating shimmering territories is the picking of mushrooms, as Patrick and
Catherine LANGEVIN tell me, originating from BRIOUDE and mycology enthusiasts whom i accompany in a forest in the
Livradois Regional Nature Park drill
.
» Autumn, which is a romantic morning season of pastel colors that we enjoy
rubbing shoulders with and admiring along rivers and lakes and in the heart of forests is also a gastronomic season
to picking mushrooms and chanterelles that we enjoy discovering and picking to make delicious meals with a touch of
autumnal and country."
tell me with a big smile Patrick And Catherine while cutting at the foot of a tree a magnificent colored mushroom of a substantial size that he shows me like a hunting trophy.
A Region Where Everything Is Convenient For Good Cookery
Stay in
AUVERGNE RHONE ALPES also means discovering its gastronomic heritage and enjoying the pleasures of the
table in addition to the fact that we are in a region renowned for its gastronomy that we meet at local producers of good
local products such as
AIGUILHE in Haute Loire at the POTS POTES cannery which produce and sell local specialities
such as Forez and Velay veal, black Velay lamb in addition to duck cookings, terrines ans rillettes complemented by
delicious prepared dishes such as grilled veal with potatoes or coulis of ceps from the Cévennes. "We use traditional
recipes with gastronomic and culinary particularities that we use with finesse and respect for traditions in the prepara-
tion of our cookings and our ready meals whose quality, finesse and flavor are recognized and appreciated by our
customers in France and abroad".Notice that can also be found in typical restaurants like the one at the MARGOT INN located in USSON where Patrice and Nathalie PEREIRA produce quality cooking incorporating local products and also
local specialities such as the famous truffade.»I am demanding on the quality of my products, which come mainly from local and regional producers because my cuisine is varied, whether for lunches more focused on the flavors and mood
of the market in the same way as for diners or customers, with fewer time constraints, take the time to taste and
appreciate quality cooking that i also call traditional cooking "Nathalie PEREIRA tells me while showing me around her shimmering shaded terrace which alone reflects all the conviviality of this enchanting place where gastronomy and the French way of life are constantly combined. Another particularity that is interesting to specify is the development for
some a few years of what is called eco-tourism, which notably makes it possible to discover rural tourism in order to
taste the local gastronomy in addition to the visit of farms which delight young and old in parallel with the discovery of
places accompanied by a rich and diversified fauna and flora and visit the
AUVERGNE RHONE ALPES region where
everything is convenient for good food and very active for entertainment is a great destination for yours next holydays
in a friendly environment where pure nature reigns supreme.
Report : Gabriel PAGE
Photos Credit: Gabriel PAGE
TERROIR AND TRADITIONS
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