A visit to Lautrec in the Tarn, Episode 417
Join Us in France Travel Podcast
Annie Sargent
4.8 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 27 November 2022
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
Bonjour Francophiles ! Today Annie Sargent and Meredith Wheeler introduce you to the lovely village of Lautrec in the Tarn. Lautrec is famous for its garlic festival which happens the first weekend of every August.
They really love garlic in Lautrec (who doesn't?) so, the local food specialty is garlic soup. It is possible you have never had garlic soup. Having tried it for the first time myself recently in Lautrec, I can attest to the fact that garlic soup is surprisingly delicious. It is also easy to make, but I wouldn't recommend it if you're trying to shed some weight. I'll share a recipe with my Patrons because the recipes I am finding on-line are not like what I had in Lautrec.
Lautrec also boasts a gorgeous windmill and is at the heart of the area sometimes named "Pays de Cocagne." It has the reputation of being a paradise on earth. It is gorgeous and Meredith and her husband, Robin Ellis fell in love with the area many years ago and made it their permanent residence.
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| 0:00.0 | The This is a join us in France episode 417. |
| 0:17.0 | 417. |
| 0:21.0 | 417. 4. |
| 0:22.0 | 7. Bonsieur I'm Annie Sergeant. 17, 4thresson descent. |
| 0:23.0 | Bonshue, I'm Annie Sergeant, and join us in France is the podcast where we talk about France. |
| 0:28.6 | Everyday life in France, great places to visit in France, French culture, history, gastronomy and news related to travel to France. |
| 0:37.5 | Today I bring you a conversation with Meredith Wheeler about Loth Rec in the Tarn, a remarkable town in the Occitani region. |
| 0:47.0 | Meredith is the perfect person to talk about Lothike because she's been living there for years. |
| 0:54.8 | Perhaps decades actually, and she knows the place inside and out. |
| 0:59.5 | We get into all sorts of topics that will be of interest to those of you who want to visit |
| 1:04.2 | the southwest of France and also to people who would like to you know think that |
| 1:08.5 | perhaps they'd like to move to France someday it's definitely a lovely area. She's a delightful |
| 1:14.8 | guest and accomplished journalist, someone who has devoted a lot of time to |
| 1:19.4 | recognizing the service of American veterans. Around the Southwest, she's carried the American |
| 1:25.3 | flag in lots of official ceremonies. |
| 1:28.4 | And her husband is pretty cool as well as you're hear in a second. |
| 1:32.6 | This podcast is supported by donors and listeners |
| 1:35.1 | who buy my tours and services, |
| 1:37.0 | including my itinerary consult service |
| 1:39.9 | and my GPS self-guided tours of Paris on the Voic Map app and you can browse all of that at my |
| 1:46.5 | boutique join us in France.com for a slash boutique. I am recording this on Thanksgiving day in between setting the table and getting started on stuffing. |
| 1:56.8 | Time is precious today as you know. |
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