Route des Grandes Alpes®, a huge platter of cheeses, but not only...
Discover all the great tastes of the mountains: cheeses and charcuterie of course, but also fruit, honeys and jams, local wines and beers...
Cheese and more cheese
In alphabetical order: Abbaye de Tamié, Abondance, Avalin, Beaufort, Beaumont, Besace, Bleu de Bonneval, de Sainte Foy, de Termignon et du Queyras, Brebis de Bersand, Cathelain, Chevrotin, Emmental, Fontu, Grand Colombier des Aillons, Grataron, Gruyère, Moelleux du Revard, Pelouse, Persapin, Persillé des Aravis, du Semnoz et de Tignes, Reblochon, Sérac, Tarentais, Tomme de chèvre et de vache, de Savoie, des Bauges, du Mont-Cenis, de l'Izoard et de l'Ubaye, Vacherin....
You may climb all the passes, but you won't taste them all! And you haven't seen the last of the cows...
Small dishes full of energy
There are the musts: raclette, fondue, tartiflette... Don't overdo it, or the mountains will take their revenge! Along the way, you'll come across some other great classics: diots, gratin dauphinois, tourtes, tourtons, ravioles and crozets... Don't be afraid of dishes with exotic names: berthoud, farcement, matouille, oreilles d'âne, fricassée de caïon, le barbajuan... Head south with socca, pissaladière, petits farcis...
And to finish off with some sweet treats: rissoles, merveilles, Savoy cakes and of course the Menton lemon tart.
In moderation!
When it comes to beer, it's often said that water is everything. And just as well, there's no shortage of water in the Alps. Nor is there any shortage of craft beers, of which there are plenty in every valley. You'll also find wine, with a special mention for Savoy wines, which are becoming better and better "worked" and increasingly appreciated.
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Mountain charcuterie
Sausages, hams and cured meats, diots and sausages, terrines... Charcuterie is the other great specialty of the mountains. It complements raclettes, fondues and other typical mountain dishes. It's the perfect accompaniment to aperitifs (in moderation).
But also ...
Hiels and jams
At breakfast, or whenever you like, enjoy mountain honeys and jams! At altitude, flowers and fruits taste different.