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Top 10 Culinary Specialties of Toulouse
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At a typical Toulouse banquet, you'll find plenty of charcuterie. In the center of the table, poultry of course and in quantity! Divinely roasted or simmered, according to your hosts' family recipes. There will also be beautiful foie gras from the South-West (how could we forget this Toulouse specialty), the magret. To finish satisfying the carnivores, you'll find other meats like lamb or veal from the nearby countryside. In short, everything needed to leave the table satisfied, both conquered and ready for a nap!
The culinary talents of Toulouse residents escape no one, particularly thanks to their essential specialties, like the Toulouse sausage or the famous cassoulet. Nevertheless, a large number of Toulouse dishes have managed to remain confidential... It's up to you, gourmet travelers, to discover them with great forkfuls, the best awaits you!
What to eat in Toulouse? Our selection of 10 Toulouse culinary specialties
Did you know that cachou lajaunie is a Toulouse candy? For the little story, these black licorice squares bear the name of the pharmacist who created them in 1880. The small yellow box that contains them, recognizable among 1000, has remained unchanged since! Still popular despite their great age, more than 3 million boxes are sold each year in France.
1. Goose Foie Gras
Compared to duck foie gras, more widely consumed, goose foie gras is more refined and less strong in taste. As a starter, it can be enjoyed with salad and a fig, perfect for whetting your appetite!
2. Toulouse Sausage
Tasting one of France's most famous sausages in its city of origin gives it an even more special flavor! The Toulouse sausage is a large pork sausage. It's prepared in multiple ways, often grilled in a pan or gratinéed in the oven, and can be accompanied by thyme potatoes, for example. Toulouse residents incorporate it into all kinds of dishes to eat it throughout the year.
3. Toulouse Cassoulet
Toulouse Cassoulet is prepared with white beans, onions studded with cloves, carrot, lamb, mutton, duck confit, Toulouse sausages. All gratinéed with breadcrumbs. The recipes from Castelnaudary and Carcassonne differ slightly, with lamb instead of sausages in Carcassonne. Taste them all and make your choice!
4. Toulouse-Style Chicken
Roast chicken is a dish much appreciated by the French. Each region has its little secrets to sublimate it with local flavors. In this race for the best recipe, Toulouse is quite well placed! Toulouse-style chicken is one of the most gourmet, as it's stuffed with sausage meat (from Toulouse, of course). A few olives accompany the star of the dish, as well as large garlic cloves to add character. Imagine the aroma when it comes out of the oven!
5. Duck Alicuit
Here's a good stew from Toulouse grandmothers, as we love them. Of peasant origin, duck alicuit is today an emblematic dish of the Pink City's gastronomy. You'll find it in most traditional cuisine restaurants. It consists of the less noble parts of the duck, namely the wings and neck. Don't dwell too much on this less appealing aspect, as the game is really worth the candle.
6. Apple Croustade
This round and fruity cake is a delicious variant of the Tourtière. Its interior overflowing with cooked apples makes it as comforting as it is nostalgic. You'll see, the apple croustade is of great simplicity. Toulouse residents make it from puff pastry (or shortcrust pastry), sugar and apples. Nothing more, nothing less! You'll be delighted to taste it after a typical local menu, for a sweet but light touch.
7. Fénétra Cake
This cake made with almonds, candied lemon and apricot typical of the Toulouse region is traditionally consumed during the Grand Fénétra festival. This folkloric festival takes place every summer in Toulouse, and finds its origins in the festival of the Dead practiced in Roman times.
8. Toulouse Violets
Made by hand, by crystallizing fresh violet flowers in sugar, these confections are an emblematic specialty of Toulouse. One can guess the meticulousness required by the preparation from the fragility and small size of the flower buds. The preparation follows the seasonality of the flowers, which will be freshly picked at maturity in March and coated with sugar immediately. The inimitable aroma of violet has something addictive, don't you think?
9. Capitole Brick
It's to the Nougalet chocolate shop that Toulouse owes this flaky candy that has become essential. Indeed, in 1951, the confectionery developed a "wink" treat to the fairground terracotta bricks. Faithful to the original recipe, the bricks are filled only with praline (almonds, hazelnuts, sugar and a touch of vanilla). The Capitole Brick and its so recognizable crunch are the result of 100% Toulouse know-how. Watch out, gourmets, tasting the Capitole brick means adopting it!
10. Wines from the Toulouse region
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The vineyards of the Toulouse region have the particularity of being cultivated on calcareous and sandy soils, giving them a unique flavor. Production is mainly dedicated to red wines, although some rosés from the region are also worth the detour. White wine should be consumed young and rather fresh.
Culinary products are not lacking in the capital of the Occitanie region, these 10 culinary specialties should be added to your list during your stay in the Toulouse city, your taste buds will thank you!