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The first french apricots

The first french apricots

France boasts some thirty different types of apricot. Depending on the variety, they are harvested between the end of May and mid-August. Each region produces a differ ...

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Potato of Noirmoutier' island

Potato of Noirmoutier' island

Potato Noirmoutier is the most classic and best known of the group's productions Noirmoutrins farmers. < ...

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[Video] Behind the scenes of the French company 10 Vins

[Video] Behind the scenes of the French company 10 Vins

Thibaut Jarrousse and Luis Da Silva, co-founders of 10-wines with Jérôme Pasquet, explain the success of the D-Vine machine. The slightly crazy vision of three engineers: to bring the concept of wines by glass in your living room and give you a ...

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[Video] The french trout

[Video] The french trout

With over 35 000 tons of trout farmed every year; France is Europe’s third largest trout producer. 55 kilometers outside of Paris in Yvelines, this former biological engineer with a specialty in water treatment, far ...

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[Vidéo] L'aquaculture durable de la truite française : comment ça marche ?

[Vidéo] L'aquaculture durable de la truite française : comment ça marche ?

Découvrez l'aquaculture durable de la truite en France, où l'Aquitaine, la Bretagne et le Nord-pas-de-Calais et la Picardie sont responsables des 2/3 de la production nationale. Les chefs français l'utilisent volontiers dans leurs recettes, fu ...

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[Video] Digital Farming change the outlook of French Agriculture

[Video] Digital Farming change the outlook of French Agriculture

How will Digital Farming change the outlook of French agriculture? For the first time at the Paris International Agricultural Show in 2016, “The Digital Farm” presented on its educati ...

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[Video] Paris International Agricultural Show  2016

[Video] Paris International Agricultural Show 2016

The Paris International Agricultural Show  2016 opened on February 27 and ended on March 6 in Paris! The opportunity to profile the diversity of French food offer, for which "export is an extremely i ...

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[Video] French watercress

[Video] French watercress

The Essone department is France’s largest watercress producer. The village of Méréville is located 60 kilometers outside Paris and is known as the watercress capital, it yields 10 % of national production.  

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[Video] The Corsica clementine

[Video] The Corsica clementine

The island of Corsica is the only area of France where clementines are grown, and growers are keen on stressing the product’s uniqueness. In 2007, the Corsica clementine was given the Protected Geographical Indication or PGI status, and in earl ...

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[Video] Yellow wine from France's Jura region

[Video] Yellow wine from France's Jura region

La Percée du Vin Jaune – the opening of the yellow wine – it is one of France’s most important wine festivals and is held every year during the first weekend of February. Newcomers and amateurs of this legendary and unique golden wine ...

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[Video]  Pancake day

[Video] Pancake day

It’s an age-old tradition: February 2nd is Candlemas and in France it’s also Pancake Day. Sweet or savoury, nowadays there are all sorts of recipes and concoctions - something for everyone.

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[Video] Charles Heidsieck Champagne House:

[Video] Charles Heidsieck Champagne House: "exports are part of our DNA"

Meeting with Cyril Brun, the cellar master of the < ...

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[Video] Arcachon bay oysters

[Video] Arcachon bay oysters

Arcachon Bay, is an inland sea on the Atlantic Coast, 70 km from Bordeaux, and is also France’s leading oyster farming area. Oysters are produced here all year round, but the Christmas period is a particularly busy one.   ...

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[Video] Andresy Confitures, a family business that exports successfully

[Video] Andresy Confitures, a family business that exports successfully

Andrésy Confitures is a family business established since 1962. It supplies made-to-order products to brands, fine grocers, retail chains and acclaimed chefs. Let’s head over to the factory, to the nerve-centre of production for these jams ...

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[Video] French charcuterie

[Video] French charcuterie

Finer and lighter, French charcuterie is having something of a makeover.

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[Video] Mushrooms Cuisine

[Video] Mushrooms Cuisine

Mushroom season is here again and without the watchful eye of a mycologist, things can get pretty confusing. Pascal Derouault takes groups of mushroom novices out into the Andaine forest in Normandy, on the hunt for ...

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[Video] The Menton lemon

[Video] The Menton lemon

The lemon industry in Menton has gradually acquired an internationally-recognised reputation thanks to its lemon festival. The Menton lemon granted the extremely rare IGP label (Protected Geographical Indication).

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[Video] Gérard Depardieu, winegrower

[Video] Gérard Depardieu, winegrower

Gérard Depardieu is a "bon vivant" in real life and on screen; in one of his most recent films, "Grenouille d’hiver", he plays a wine grower. We discover the vineyard he owns in real life.

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[Video] The olive harvest

[Video] The olive harvest

To make their products more affordable, olive farmers in France who are positioned in a high-end market are trying to find ways of reducing their production costs.

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[Video] Natural wine

[Video] Natural wine

Natural wine is as close to the fruit as possible. It is becoming increasingly popular. The restaurant owner Pierre Jancou is an ardent defender of natural wine.

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[Video] Paris and Ile de France wines

[Video] Paris and Ile de France wines

There are over 40 vineyards in Paris and around 150 others in the Ile de France region. ...

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[Video] Celebrating French Gastronomy

[Video] Celebrating French Gastronomy

In France mealtimes are sacred. And since the 16th November 2010, the French mealtime tradition features in the UNESCO world heritage list, in the intangible category. To celebrate this prestigious recognition, a number of events are currently taking ...

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[Video] The Mont Saint-Michel Bay mussels

[Video] The Mont Saint-Michel Bay mussels

This summer the Bouchot mussel was granted protected origin status by the EU, which set up this legal framework to support producers and protect the reputation of regional foods.

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[Video] Ethical meat

[Video] Ethical meat

"Ethical meat" is all the rage. Find out why these French farmers and butchers are excited about their response to a wave of recent media coverage of vegetarians.

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[Video] Made in France, Made with Love : 6 French brands in the limelight on Igourmet.com

[Video] Made in France, Made with Love : 6 French brands in the limelight on Igourmet.com

6 French brands in the limelight on Igourmet.com, America’s leading online specialty cheese, fine food and exquisite gift retailer.    

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[Video] Pierre Hermé - The Haute-Couture of French patisserie

[Video] Pierre Hermé - The Haute-Couture of French patisserie

A International leading group Created in 1997 by Pierre Hermé and Charles Znaty, the company has been expanding strongly since 2010 on the international scene with several boutiques now lo ...

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[Video] Exports are the future at Rungis

[Video] Exports are the future at Rungis

Rungis International Market is the largest market for fresh produce in the world. A central player in French and international food industry sectors, it provides real added value at every stage, from producer to cons ...

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