Local products from Savoie to taste in winter

Nestled in the heart of the French Alps, Savoie is a region renowned for its breathtaking snowy landscapes and its gastronomy rich in flavors.

Winter is therefore a good season to taste local specialties based on cheese and sausage.

Discover Savoyard cuisine to warm you up after a day on the slopes.

Cheeses: emblematic products of Savoie

Savoie remains the birthplace of exceptional cheeses. Each brings a unique touch to winter dishes.

• Beaufort: this pressed cheese cooked with whole raw milk seduces with its melting texture and fruity taste. It is essential in the preparation of the famous Savoyard fondue.
   
• Reblochon: at the origin of the famous tartiflette, this uncooked pressed raw milk cheese offers mild aromas and a creamy texture.
   
• Abondance: recognizable by its amber rind, this soft cheese has notes of hazelnut and a fruity taste. It is used in particular for Berthoud, a regional Savoyard dish.
   
• Tomme de Savoie: with its well-flowered gray rind, this cheese offers a sweet and slightly acidic flavor, perfect to accompany a salad or a plate of cold meats.

Traditional dishes to warm you up in winter

As you know, Savoyard dishes are designed to bring warmth and conviviality during winter evenings.
 

• Savoyard fondue: this is the convivial dish to try in winter. A creamy blend of Beaufort, Abondance and Gruyère de Savoie, melted with white wine, you dip pieces of bread in it. A real treat!
   
• Raclette: this well-known Savoyard dish needs no introduction, consisting of melting cheese and pouring it over hot potatoes, accompanied by cold cuts and pickles.
   
• Tartiflette: another particularly popular Savoyard dish, this generous potato gratin is accompanied by onions, bacon and Reblochon cheese.
   
• Crozets: these small square pastas made from wheat or buckwheat flour are often served as a gratin with melted cheese or as an accompaniment to pormoniers or diots with white wine.

Cold cuts and other Savoyard specialties

 

• Diots: these Savoyard sausages, generally cooked in white wine, are served with potatoes or crozets.
   
• Pormoniers: these herb sausages, sometimes made with spinach and leeks, are often served in a stew.
   
• Savoy cake: this light and soft biscuit, flavored with lemon or orange blossom, is ideal to accompany a tea or coffee.
   
• Genepi: this traditional liqueur made from alpine plants is appreciated as a digestif for its herbal and floral notes.

Stay at the Hotel restaurant Les Bergeronnettes 20 minutes from Chambéry

Nestled on the heights of the small village of Champagneux, our 3-star family hotel offers a panoramic view of the mountains.

It is the perfect place to taste Savoyard specialties at the Gourjux restaurant. In winter, you can treat yourself to a tartiflette, a raclette or a Savoyard fondue.

Put down your suitcases in one of our 13 rooms, including 4 family rooms that can accommodate 2 adults and 2 children, and discover our half-board packages!

The hotel also offers breakfast and has an indoor heated swimming pool.