Raw chocolate is made from unroasted raw cocoa beans, which are never processed at temperatures over 42 degrees. It is a relatively new trend in France.
The General Agricultural Competition was held during Paris’ annual Agriculture Fair earlier this year. For the first time ever, the jury was asked to evaluate a new category: jam.
Menton will be holding its 79th annual lemon festival from February 17th to March 7th. Although lemons are grown throughout the Mediterranean, the city of Menton is internationally renowned.
The Essone department is France's largest watercress producer. The village of Méréville is located 60 kilometres outside Paris and is known as the watercress capital - it yields 10% of national production.
