The Occitan way to fill one’s stomach
From small local restaurants up to the most beautiful starred establishments and international dishes, the Occitan city has something for every taste and in any flavor. But the best choice is to focus on the famous Toulouse cuisine and on nothing else.
The local sausage is probably the best-known feature of the gastronomy of Toulouse. Other meat specialties of Toulouse include cow of Gascogne, gray goose of Toulouse and blond cow of Aquitaine. As for Toulouse cheeses, you’ll have the Tomme of Couserans, Tomme of Barousse and the Black Tomme of the Pyrenees.
If you want to sample the best of the sweets specialties of Toulouse, you will be easily overwhelmed: Navettes of Albi (biscuits with almonds and dried fruit), Gâteaux à la Broche (a cake cooked on a spit, of all things), Petit Janots (extra-dry cakes with a delicious licorice after-taste) and that’s just for starters.
As you can see, there’s a very high probability that you will really enjoy your meals in Toulouse.
