Foie gras - truffle

The Périgord : The country of foie gras

As all over the Black Périgord, the production of foie gras is a speciality of the Vézère Valley. The foie gras of Périgord is well known all over the France and till the world. 

For many years, farmers have reared and force-fed ducks and geese and more than 200,000 geese and 1000,000 ducks have been carefully raised in this way. 

The production of the foie-gras of Périgord

Producers from Sarlat area and the Vézère Valley fed golden sweet corn to their flocks, giving their foie gras its lovely colour.  With the increase of tourism, many farmers now both produce and sell foie gras in tins or jars and there are now around 15 large specialist producers in the region. 

The production of foie gras has even itself become a tourist attraction with several courses on how to prepare and cook it now being offered.   

Note: There is an IGP, protected geographical notice for Foie Gras from The Black Périgord.