Gastronomy

 

Goose breeding,  truffles, mushrooms, magrets, confits...you will find all these products on the heavily leaden tables of the "fermes-auberges" and restaurants of Belvès, and also in the farms . In summer, the farmers' market every wednesday afternoon offers goat cheese 'called "cabecous"), local honey or stawberries from the Perigord...there is no doubt, you are in the land of well-being, well-living and well-eating ! Don't forget the walnut of Perigord : one of the largest walnut orchards of Europe is here. You can eat them as they are, or mixed in cakes. Walnut oil is delicious, also walnut mustard and walnut wine!… Bon appétit !

Recipes from the Perigord

 

Some good addresses in our area...
Guy FRANC

Le Breuil 

24170 Grives 

05 53 29 03 02
Ilse VAN RAEMDONCK

La Mothe 

24170 Belvès 

05 53 29 43 84

 


RECIPES

Fresh Foie Gras
Buy a whole fresh fattened goose or duck liver. Carefully remove the main nerves with a sharp pointed knife. Season with salt and pepper. Marinate in the refrigerator for 24 hours in a few glassfuls of cognac or eau-de-vie.
The next day, put the liver in an ovenproof terrine with a lid. Preheat the oven to low (mark 1) before cooking the terrine in a bain-marie for 45 mn. Cool, then refrigerate for 1-6 days before serving.

Walnut Cake

250 gm shelled walnuts
250 gm butter
250 caster sugar
2 eggs, separated
100 gm cooking chocolate
1 packed boudoir biscuits

Chop up the walnuts in a mixer. Soften the butter and cream with the sugar. Melt the chocolate in a double saucepan and stir into the butter and sugar with the egg yolks and walnuts. Stiffly whip the egg whites and fold into the mixture.
Line a cake tin with aluminium foil. Arrange the boudoir biscuits over the bottom. Fill with alternate layers of walnut mixture and biscuits, finishing with a biscuit layer. Chill in the refrigerator for 12 hours before turning out and serving.

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