An update of local news in the Pyrenees-Orientales
Traditional Calçotadas take place In February and March. Down as many of these tasty onions as your tummy will allow, dipped in sauces and usually served up with BBQ, live music, sardanes……
Confit de Banyuls, a kind of jelly, made with Banyuls wine, sugar and pectin, is excellent with Roquefort, hard sheep cheeses and foie gras.
The Saint -Laurent bearfest is based around age old traditions.
Historically, French culture has tended to be more tolerant of infidelity than Anglo-Saxon countries, and French men are traditionally very confident in their own sex appeal- but the-times-they-are-a-changing!
Get your grey matter going with our monthly interactive crossword. Test your knowledge (and spelling) for all things P-O related. Answers will be posted with next month’s challenge, but if you can’t wait until then, browse our online and printed content… all the answers can be found within our articles.
As the evening temperatures continue to decrease and the nights grow longer, it’s definitely time for comforting stews which promote a sense of well-being and contentment, especially since this recipe has the colours of the Catalan flag too!
A collection of P-O inspired haiku poems.
A new three-part documentary film on the “Disparues de la gare de Perpignan”, is due to be broadcast in early 2024 on TF1’s Grands Reportages program.
Jane Mann describes her visit to the olive and bean festivals in southern Catalonia…..