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The Poitou
Gastronomy and tourism.

The quality of the life in Poitou-Charentes, is not a concept without base !

There's the countries which chose to value their products, wines or cheeses. One can so follow the road of Chabichou, the road of wines of Poitou, the Round dance of orchards or still on Vienne and Deux-Sèvres, the roads of secret Poitou.
The industrial tourism stays, which tens to develop, companies sought by the local tourist structures, agreeing more and more to open their doors to the public. Tourists interested in the local, professional know-how in search of onformation about their professions, inhabitants and school curious to discover their technological environment, are so much public potential.

The quality of life in Poitou-Charentes, isn't an unfounded notion. The gastronomy in Poitou-Charentes is valued on the occasion of specific events, fairs-exposures, professionalcrossroads, competes. Here, one cultivates it. It seems thus normal that the gastronomy while being fine, either simple and while being varied, or based on the products of the soil. Products which don't miss, due with the rural character which the region knew how to maintain.

Fruits of lands and vineyards, shells of banks, meats of the soil constitute the base of the best flats. So the éclade of mussels, the poitevin stuffed, the sauce of lumas, the bouilliture of eels of the swamp, the softest meat, the flats raised in the pineau des charentes, the plateau of the best goat's milk cheeses and the sweetness of the angélique give a range raised from the gustative values of Poitou-Charentes.

Le broyé du Poitou It's enough to convincing to visit about twelve regional brotherhoods, that they praise the merits of wines or regional products, that they're called Fines Goules, Galants of the Verte Marennes or confrérie of the Cagouille. The culinary patrimony of Poitou-Charentes notably includes : Marennes Oléron's oyster, Charron's mussels, the grillon charentais, the poitevin's stuffed, the rex of Poitou (rabbit), the lamb of Poitou-Charentes and of Gâtine, the pig of Frairie, the butter Charentes-Poitou, the chabichou of Poitou, the potato of the Island of Ré, the Melon of Haut-Poitou, the apple of gâtine, la jonchée, la mojhette of the swamp, the pancake charentaise, the macaroon of Montmorillon, the cake cheese maker, the broyé, the angelica of Niort. To accompany all these flats, you can sample local wines of Pays charentais, wines of High Poitou, wines of Anjou, de Saumur, the Pineau des Charentes and the Cognac.


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