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Gaspésie, it's worth the Tour! 

Agritourism is a unique way to discover the Gaspésie, the legendary warmth of its inhabitants and agricultural operations that throw their doors wide open for visitors. Visit the livestock and produce farms and taste the local products. Whether you prefer the regional cuisine and its little homemade dishes or the gourmet meals served with refinements, everywhere you go, the fresh Gaspésie products have the place of honor.

Moreover, good foods often start with a salmon, mollusk or crustacean dish. Their very delicate flavour awakens the taste buds of the finest gourmets and there are many good Gaspesian restaurants that will prepared them for you. Come taste the delicious and very popular new food "art" trends: emu products, goat cheeses, sea product mousses, lumpfish caviar, maple jelly, different smoked fish and seafood products, dry salted fish, lamb, honey products...

Fishing still holds an important place in the lifestyle of the Gaspesians, whether it be commercial fishing, recreational fishing, ice fishing, or fishing off of wharves. Several fish markets offer a large amount of freshly caught fish and seafood. You can also purchase all of these catches in the form of fresh, smoked, and dry-salted items or even prepared dishes.

Gaspésie Gourmande the association that promotes Gaspesian products. You can now enjoy the tour of the Gaspésie, recognized as one of the nicest circuit in America, while discovering and tasting its local and regional products. Travel the Tour gourmand and discover passionate artisans and producers along with restaurateurs and hoteliers, all partners of your next vacation in Gaspésie. Discover it all in the magazine Gaspésie Gourmande or simply visit www.gaspesiegourmande.com La Gaspésie, c'est bon d'en faire le tour! (Gaspésie, it's worth the tour!)

The Coast and the Valley regions abound in delicious bio-food products where tradition combines with the originality and the know-how. The circuit offered by Les Saveurs du Bas-Saint-Laurent leads you to approximately one hundred businesses where you can find everything, often under the same roof. Flavours and delicacies welcome you www.saveursbsl.com.

Smarter Seafood is an program that certifies Gaspésie's restaurants and fish markets that choose to get involved in a marine resource sound management approach by introducing to their customers marine species that are comestible and in sufficient quantity in the St. Lawrence, but unknown to consumer's market. The promotion of these species allows fishermen to diversify their catches and allows consumers to diversify their sea product consumption, thus contributing to the reduction of the fishing pressure towards species at rick. Laminaria, mackerel, green urchin, common crab, sea cucumber, smelt... daring or timid, there is something for everyone! To find restaurants and fish markets certified Smarter Seafood, look for the Osez goûter! flyer or visit the Web site www.exploramer.qc.ca/en/smarter-seafood.

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© Marc Loiselle, Jean-Pierre Huard, Exploramer, ATR Gaspésie  

 

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