Tag: Barge rosa

Confit de Canard

Duck confit is probably the most famous dish from Gascony, it is a duck leg that is salted & then cooked in duck fat. Confit is a centuries old process of preserving meat in its own fat, the only way then to preserve meats, before the refrigerator & freezer. In Gascony the confit is made…

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Montech

Cruising the Canal Lateral at Montech, most famous for the water slope (Pente-d’eau) ,but curing through the five locks beside it is one of the most beautiful stretches along the canal. Flanked on both sides by beautiful Plane trees, that we’re planted originally to keep the sun of the horses that used to pull the…

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Aquaduct

Some pictures of the rosa crossing the 1000 foot Cachor Pont Canal (aquaduct) over the river Tarn between Moissac & Castelsarasin, made of grey stone of Quercy & pink brick of Toulouse, with 13 arches the pont canal managed to survive a huge storm which brought down the neighbouring railway bridge in 1930, they widened…

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Seasonal starter

A seasonal starter of ingredients from local producers market. Wild asparagus (Ornithogalum pyrenacium) with asparagus purée, fevs, pumpkin seeds, crispy Coppa D’Perigord & hollandaise espuma.

Montauban

  Great week from Agen to Montauban with 6 amazing Australians, Roger & Carmel, Laura & John, Cathy & Robyn. Extremely hot all week with tempretures in the nineties !     Beautiful spot to be moored up for weekend, time for crew swim & barbecue ! Crusing from Moissac to Castelsarrasin on the Pont…

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