Toulouse: Victor Hugo Market Guided Food Tour with Tastings
Discover the secrets of French market shopping in Toulouse's largest covered market with a guide. Taste traditional baguettes, cheese, and other French delicacies in t...
The violet candy of Toulouse is a crystallised Parma violet petal, sugar-coated to preserve the flower's perfume and colour. Booking essential at peak times.
Violets were first cultivated in Toulouse from 1850 in the Lalande quarter, with 600 families growing 30 tons of cut flowers a year by 1900. A Toulouse druggist first popularised crystallised violet candies in the early 20th century. The candies became permanent fixtures of Toulouse confectionery via Maison Pillon (1894). The recipe sugar-coats fresh violet petals one at a time, then dries them to lock in the perfume.
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Maison Pillon ★ 4.5
carmes · 2 Rue Ozenne, 31000 Toulouse
Maison Pillon on Rue Ozenne is the canonical Toulouse patisserie and chocolatier since 1967, famed for crystallised violet candy and the cachous de Toulouse.
Violettes et Pastels ★ 4.0
capitole · 10 Rue Saint-Pantaleon, 31000 Toulouse
Violettes et Pastels on Rue Saint-Pantaleon since 1995 is the only Toulouse boutique pairing the city's emblematic violet with the pastel plant, with jams.
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