Meetings at the farmChambéry Mountains
Meeting local farms
Eating well, eating right
These visits are more than just outings. They’re an opportunity to understand where our products come from, to talk about the day-to-day workings of a demanding profession… and to enjoy them.
Raclette, faisselle, Tome des Bauges PDO, jams, meat, goat’s milk soaps… Everything is local, made with love, often with awards, always delicious.
And the good news is that most farms allow you to buy on the spot. So you can prolong the pleasure when you get home – or have a local picnic the very next day.
Tome des Bauges,
rustic and proud
Name: Tome des Bauges (with one M, faithful to the Savoyard dialect “toma”)
Origin: Massif des Bauges, between Savoie and Haute-Savoie, in a protected Regional Nature Park
Type: Raw milk, pressed, uncooked cheese, produced on farms and fruit orchards.
A mountain story
An everyday cheese, Tome used to be made from the skimmed milk used to produce butter. A farmer’s cheese, it was eaten at every meal. Long absent from the finest tables, it nevertheless took pride of place on every Savoyard table. And today? It is a PDO cheese, recognised for its authenticity and its strong link with the land.
What does it taste like?
A lively grey rind, lactic or woody aromas, a soft paste full of character… In short, a real mountain cheese, just the way we like them. You’ll find it on many of the region’s farms. Enjoy it with farmhouse bread, a glass of white wine and… a big smile.
