Legend has it that pink garlic first appeared in the Lautrec region in the Middle Ages It has since obtained the “Label Rouge” certification in 1966 and a PGI (Protected Geographical Indication) in 1996.
The record for the longest garlic bunch
Concept : the longest bunch is made by teams of 7 to 8 producers taking turns at regular intervals. The team is made up of 7 to 8 people. The idea is to reach the greatest possible length in 3 hours.
Held every year on the first Friday of August, Lautrcs Pink Garlic Fair has a number of events to promote the use and protection of the bulb. Have a tasting of Pink Garlic soup and Pink Garlic Tart and then check out the longest bunch competition. There is even a Brotherhood of the Pink Garlic! Have a look at the website for more details.
Programme
0830 Contest - artistic compositions (open to all)
0830 Contest - traditional clusters ("manouilles")
0930 Grand Chapter of the Brotherhood of the pink garlic of Lautrec
0930 Garlic Market
1200 Free tasting of pink garlic soup (possibility of on-site catering)
1500 Record for the longest manouille (to beat: 22m46). Its value will be given to the 'Associtation of Parents of children with cancer in Occitane.
1600 Majorettes Roquecourbe
1630 Culinary contest: the best pink garlic pie
2000 Fabounade (giant cassoulet). Tickets : Lautrec Tourist Office from August 2, 2011. 17 euros per person.
2200 Ball with the Orchestra Didier Laurent
All day: Market local products, demonstrating sorting of pink garlic, banda "The Big Chill", making manouilles and animations.
http://www.ailrosedelautrec.
http://www.ailrosedelautrec.
