Tag Archives: Lalbenque

In Search of Black Diamonds in Lalbenque

Posted on 22/02/2020 by nessafrance

You can’t buy them fresh in the supermarket and certainly not on Amazon. They are referred to as Quercy’s black diamonds, but these knobbly tubers look nothing like a gemstone. Selling them follows an arcane ritual, and a kilo can … Continue reading →

Posted in Food/drink/recipes, Places | Tagged black diamonds, Lalbenque, Lalbenque truffle market, Limogne truffle market, Limogne-en-Quercy, marché aux truffes, SW France, truffle market, truffles, tuber melanosporum | 8 Comments

5 Things to do in SW France in 2018

Posted on 07/01/2018 by nessafrance

Meilleurs vœux pour l’an 2018 à tous mes lecteurs. I will still be writing 2017 on cheques until the end of February. Have you made New Year’s Resolutions? I find those lofty aspirations are all too easily broken. However, the … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Places | Tagged Lalbenque, Les Arques, Montpezat de Quercy, Musée Fenaille, Musée Soulages, Musée Zadkine, Ossip Zadkine, Puylaroque, Restaurant les Sens, Rodez, SW France, truffles | 13 Comments

Truffle Market at Limogne

Posted on 03/03/2012 by nessafrance

I awarded myself a day off yesterday and did something I have been planning to do for a long time – initiating myself into one of the rituals of southwest France, a truffle market. Every Friday in winter, a small … Continue reading →