the essential
The Samatan gastronomic event brings together gourmets well beyond the Gers. Many come to do their Christmas shopping.
This Sunday, under the Samatan market, customers are still jostling a few hours before the closing of the 10th edition of Gasconh'à Table. 55 stands offering the best that Gers produces are there to satisfy consumers' appetites. And many have traveled miles to come and shop for Christmas gifts, like during the Saint-Martin fairs recently in L'Isle-Jourdain and Lectoure.
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“This year, we have as many or more visitors, at least,” confides Francis Villemur, the co-president of Gasconh’à Table. They are mainly young retirees who come from everywhere: we have Gers residents, of course, but also people who sometimes come from very far away! »
Gourmet Christmas Hood
Whether they arrive from the Toulouse suburbs or even from Lyon or the East of France, these city visitors come to Samatan to find a countryside that has disappeared in their region. “They come for meals too. But our date is ideally placed for Christmas gifts,” slips the co-president. It must be said that the hall has some nice surprises and beautiful products in store. Whether you are looking for wine, foie gras, cheese, cabinetmaking, textile creation or even photography, the exhibitors' shelves cover a wide range of diverse pleasures.
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“I've been coming here for 4 or 5 years, and in addition to the top organization, it's a very good place to reach a wide audience,” assures Fabrice Bianchini, who came from Mauvezin to run his garlic stand. and derivative products. The purses open quite easily. The public of young retirees has the advantage of having greater purchasing power than young people, and they like direct contact with the producer. “They won't buy these here,” whispers a cheese seller as she sees a couple passing by with their stroller. On the other hand, we often find them on the markets, it is a format where they buy more. »
Some see this market as a real showcase. The mother of Orande Desangles, who launched her brand of pasta made with her own cereals, Past'Aquí, created in 2023, does not hide that the show, “is also to make yourself known. And not just customers, but also potential distributors. »
Little REGAL
A vector of notoriety, Gasconh'à Table is a small REGAL salon on the scale of the Gers. “We come here to give gifts,” explains Maude, a retiree from Colomiers. There is everything in one place, the prices are affordable and the quality is there. Why complicate life? And then, the people who run the stands are very friendly! »
Amélie, in her thirties, coming from Balma, was alerted by an acquaintance. “It’s the first time I’ve come and I’m leaving with honey, salmon and pasta! It's really good, but I had trouble finding it, there aren't enough signs to indicate the place! » But nothing that spoils his pleasure: “Maybe they do it on purpose to keep good plans? In any case I will come back! »
