Corsican gastronomy aboard your charter yacht on the island of beauty

With its crystal-clear waters and high peaks, Corsica is packed with exceptional sites. The island of Beauty is not only a feast for the eyes, but also for the taste buds. Every year, its generous and tasty dishes delight visitors. We suggest you unleash all your taste buds by discovering Corsica’s gastronomy on board your charter yacht. To give you a foretaste, here are the culinary specialities that will punctuate your cruise in Corsica.

Corsican specialities: a voyage between land and sea

Thanks to its geographical location, Corsican cuisine draws its ingredients from the surrounding land and sea. Each region has its own particularities, with its own local produce, its own recipes and, above all, its own know-how. The Corsicans are determined to perpetuate their traditions, passing them on from generation to generation. Whether you choose to eat aboard the yacht or ashore, your plates will reveal all the richness of Corsica’s heritage.

Exceptional meats from the Corsican mountains

To have an aperitif without tasting Corsican charcuterie would be to miss out on one of the island’s flagship products. Corsican charcuterie has a great reputation. It comes in a variety of forms: prisuttu, coppa, lonzu… Not forgetting the unmissable figatellu. These traditional products are made from a local breed of pig: the Nustrale. If you venture inland, there’s a good chance you’ll come across one of these free-ranging specimens. Other meats such as goat, lamb and veal are also reared on the island. These are traditionally cooked on the grill or in stews. Lovers of wild game can also enjoy wild boar. Wild boar is usually organised in the form of daubes or terrines.

Cheeses to suit all tastes

The Corsican cheese board is essentially made up of sheep’s and goat’s cheeses. The cheese specialities vary from one region to another, with flavours that are more or less pronounced. Those who like mild cheeses will appreciate Sartenais. This pressed cheese is similar in taste and texture to tomme. If you want to taste cheeses with character, you can start with a venacos cheese and work your way up to a niolo and an old calinzana. The more adventurous will try to unearth the famous worm-infested cheese: Casgiu Merzu.

Your Corsica cruise also gives you the chance to savour the traditional brocciu. To taste it fresh, you need to travel to Corsica between December and April. Outside this period, brocciu is replaced by brousse. These two typical cheeses are used in many Corsican recipes, such as cannelloni, stuffed vegetables and fiadone. Locals will tell you to try them simply on an omelette with chopped mint. A real treat!

A fishpond within easy reach

Fish and seafood feature on the menus of many of the coast’s restaurants. You can enjoy dishes from the local fishery, with fresh fish such as sea bream, sea bass, red mullet and Saint-Pierre, as well as crustaceans such as lobster. Lobster is a speciality of Cap Corse, particularly Port Centuri. On the west coast, mussels and oysters predominate. They are produced in the Etang de Diane and the Etang d’Urbino. We recommend the Auberge du Pêcheur in Saint Florent to sample these seafood specialities. The owner is a fisherman who knows how to make the most of his produce.

Corsican sweets

Gourmets can enjoy a wide range of Corsican pastries, such as beignets and cansitrellis. The best known are fiadone and chestnut cake. The fiadone resembles a cheesecake revisited with Corsican ingredients: brocciu and lemon. As for chestnut cake, there are a multitude of recipes, each as exquisite as the next. Corsica’s mild temperatures are ideal for growing fruit. In summer, take the opportunity to savour summer fruits: apricots, nectarines, grapes, cherries… In winter, don’t forget to try the famous Corsican clementine, which has its own PGI (Protected Geographical Indication).

Corsican wines and local drinks

Corsica’s topography and climate are ideal for wine-growing. Rosé, red or white, Corsican wines enhance your meals from aperitif to dessert. There is a wide variety, including 9 AOC (Appellations d’Origines Contrôlées). During your cruise, you can visit several Corsican estates: the famous Torraccia vineyard near Porto-Vecchio or the vineyards of Patrimonio, near Saint Florent, for example. Other estates are also well worth a visit. We leave the choice of anchorages to you. There are plenty of beverages to quench your thirst on hot summer days: Corsican beer, local mineral waters, or even Corsican sodas.