Discovering local products in Clermont-l’Hérault

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Every Wednesday, the heart of Clermont-l’Hérault (Hérault) comes alive. Moreover, In the alleys of the Medieval City. Meanwhile, all around its church, up discovering local products clermont-l’hérault to 200 merchants bring the market to life for centuries. For example, It is a real color festival with its fleshy tomatoes, its vegetables, its seafood and its olives. Therefore, Typical specialties in the south of France which appeal to tourists and accustomed. The market has existed since at least the 12th century.

Each inhabitant has its history with local heritage. “My grandfather was fishing here, my great-grandfather too. I have always known this market”, Ensures a local resident. “I love this market is the continuity of what my parents have done for 30 years. I have been doing it for 27 years. It is essential especially these days when we see that our city centers die”share Patrick Pagès. producer of fruits and vegetables.

One of the specialties is local products, such as those of a cheese maker. Its customers and the market, he knows them by heart. He has discovering local products clermont-l’hérault been coming here for over 25 years. “We also come to seek the relationship we have with them. That too, it’s important. When we call them by their first name. when they are called by name, when we see them every week”, explains Frédéric Boissier, cheese maker from Maison Amat.

Some discover the aisles of the Clermont-l’Hérault market for the first time. This is the case of a family from Belgium, on vacation in Hérault. She is looking for tasty fruits and Mediterranean fish for lunch. The son particularly appreciates this market, because in addition to shopping, he discovers the charm of the small town. “There is the church in the middle. there is a small place, there are small cafes for a drink or landing. So it’s more alive”note Sébastien Buelens, Belgian tourist.

And for the greediest, there is also local cold meats. It is produced near Lake Salagou, discovering local products clermont-l’hérault a few kilometers from the village. Fresh and dry sausages are prepared in the workshop of a couple. The hoses are natural, just like the rest of the farce. “Everything is homemade. The basil of the garden. Additionally, the producer onions and after, it is mixed with the meat, the sausage, the salt and the pepper”, explains Florence Martin, pork breeder at the Charcuterie du Salagou.

The meat comes from their 250 pigs raised and fed on their farm. They live outdoors. In industrial pig farms, animals are shot dead after six months. On their farm, it’s more than double. “They live above all for a long time. At least a year, even a year and a half. The meat grows slowly, so it is better. We have seen that cold cuts contains bacteria in meat which are not present in industrial meat. so that’s why we have a cold discovering local products clermont-l’hérault meats that are good too”, Assures Luc Martin, pig farmer.

The tradition of the old market with local products could perpetuate itself for a long time in this small. town in the south of France.