gastronomie

Flavours from land and sea
Loire-Atlantique is blessed with very rich soil, and makes the most of its fruits.
The waters, marine or land-locked, deliver up their fish, which are then accompanied by vegetables from the market gardens. Guérande salt and Muscadet bring out all the flavour of these products... For dessert ? Douceurs nantaises, of course !

Seafood

produits_de_la_merThe Atlantic Coast gives you tastes of the ocean!

For seafood, you can feast on sardines and anchovies in La Turballe and oysters in Bourgneuf bay. Prawns take the honours in Le Croisic. The auctions also offer winkles, langoustines, scallops, spider and other crabs, bass, sole…

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Market garden products

produits_du_terroirThe earth has tastes and knowledges which of careful artisans carry up to our tables. To flatter our desires fond of good food.

The subtlety of a country comes to light by the aromas of its wines, niceties of its cheeses of country, edible specialities, the products of the farm.

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Loire-Atlantique sea salt

selSo good, and so good for you!

The tradition of salt-making goes back generations in the Loire-Atlantique. Whether you buy coarse salt or fine «fleur de sel», white or grey salt, the best comes from the salt marshes around Guérande. Chefs and restaurateurs regard this salt as ‘high-quality white gold’!

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Vineyards

vins Wine in the Loire-Atlantique
A taste of where you are.
In the Loire-Atlantique, the tradition of growing grapes and making wine dates back to Roman times. But, the region is best-known for its white wines, exported throughout northern Europe. Planted in the 16th century, Folle Blanche vines still produce the acidic Gros-Plant. In the 17th century, the Melon de Bourgogne grape was introduced, used for world-famous Muscadet...

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Biscuits and Confectionery

biscuits_confiseriesWake up your taste buds!

Biscuit factories began to appear in Nantes in the 17th century, supplying crews on long voyages with sea biscuit. Sugar was imported from the West Indies in the 18th century, and represented more than half of all commercial trade through the port of Nantes at the time.

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