Fromage de Chevre - a must try on your Loire Valley Holiday: The Loire Valley, with its fertile soil, has an abundance of orchards growing apples and pears.  Strawberries and asparagus also grow well here - asparagus, it seems, particularly love the sandy soil of the banks of the Loire. Another interesting fact is that goat's cheese is a specialty in the Loire.  Not only is fromage de chevre popular here, but the Loire accounts for 70% of all goat cheeses produced in France - and France is … [Read more...]