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Camper van road trip: culinary specialities in the South of France

On your forks!

This roadtrip will introduce you to the gastronomy of the South of France. Starters, main courses and desserts will take you on a journey of new flavours!

Moustache on the beach

Stage

Anglet
Anglet

Recommended route(s) : A63

  • Piperade: Similar to a ratatouille, piperade is made with onions, sun-kissed tomatoes and green Anglet chillies. It is traditionally mixed with an omelette and often served with pan-fried Bayonne ham.

 

  • >The Koka: Koka is the thick Basque flan that used to be offered on its own or as a side dish on days when the house Basque cake had been prepared. In a way, it's Flamby's big brother.

Stage

Valence D'agen
Valence D'agen

Recommended route(s) : A10

  • Agen prune:

The emblematic fruit of Agen and a veritable concentrate of energy known the world over, the prune is made by drying the Ente plum. The prune d'Ente is a cross between a variety of plum brought from Syria in the 12th century and a local variety. Long, tasty and purple, this is the prune with prune.

Stage

Montauban
Montauban
  • Cassoulet is a traditional dish based on a white bean stew, simmered for a long time so that it melts in the mouth - that's the secret of its success. Depending on the version, goose or duck confit, bacon, rind, knuckle of pork, sausage, lamb or partridge are added to the stew. It may also contain tomato, celery or carrot. It may or may not be covered in breadcrumbs.
  • It is the subject of an age-old dispute between three towns: Castelnaudary, Carcassonne and Toulouse. The controversy centres on the origin of cassoulet, its composition and the taste qualities of the cassoulets prepared in each of the towns.

Stage

Lourdes
Lourdes
  • Garbure des Pyrénées

Garbure is a cabbage stew with chunks of vegetables, traditional to Gascon cuisine in south-west France, accompanied by meats (pig, duck, goose).

  • Pie

The famous plain pie or bilberries is a pastry not to be missed in the Pyrénées. It was often served at family celebrations, weddings or communions. Now it can be eaten on any occasion: for breakfast, as an afternoon snack or as a dessert.

If you don't know what to bring back with you from your holiday in the Pyrenees, the ideal gift is easy to find. pie They'll be delighted. A "travel cake", it keeps very well.

Stage

Peyrolle-en-Provence
Peyrolle-en-Provence
  • Calisson is a culinary speciality from Provence, a navette-shaped confection made from candied melon and almonds ground together, covered in royal icing and placed on a base of unleavened bread.

Stage

Béziers
Béziers
  • Le biterroisthe Béziers speciality with almonds a A delicious gourmet speciality made from almonds and grapes macerated in muscatel wine.
  • When you go to the bakery, be careful not to confuse it with the biterroise, also known as the coque de Béziers, which is a soft, light brioche flavoured with orange blossom or lemon, traditionally eaten during Saint-Aphrodise's day.

Stage

Agay
Agay
  • Agay mimosa

Didier Carrié, artisan chocolatier at the Palet d'Or in Saint-Raphaël, has created the Mimosa d'Agay, a white chocolate bonbon with a flowery flavour. Visit Agay mimosa is a unique, soft chocolate, rolled in crystallised mimosa powder to create a delicious surprise.

Stage

Sagone
Sagone
  • Corsican wild boar stew or "stufatu di cignale

Wild boar stew is considered to be the archetype of good food. As a large game animal, wild boar provides firm, lean meat that should be marinated. Its dark meat, which darkens with age and has a very pronounced flavour, goes well with great red wines.

Staging areas on your roadtrip

Agay
Le Dramont 3* campsite
Var
Campsite service area
10
parking spaces
Package
depending on the season
Anglet
59 Boulevard des Plages
Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Reception area PAY PARKING
80
parking spaces
10EUR
The 24h
Anglet
130 Avenue de l'Adour
Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Reception area PAY PARKING
80
parking spaces
10EUR
The 24h
Lourdes
Camping du Vieux Berger
Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Campsite service area
27
parking spaces
Package
depending on the season
Montauban
125 Rue des Oules
Tarn-et-Garonne
Reception area PAY PARKING
10
parking spaces
9EUR
The 24h
Peyrolle-en-Provence
Route de la Durance
Bouches-du-Rhône
Reception area PAY PARKING
15
parking spaces
6.72
per night
Sagone
Super U
Haute-Corse
Service area (Supermarket)
10
parking spaces
2EUR
Water + electricity
Valence D'agen
Rue Garonne
Tarn-et-Garonne
Reception area PAY PARKING
7
parking spaces
5EUR
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