{"id":24183,"date":"2025-01-20T11:47:17","date_gmt":"2025-01-20T10:47:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/our-trip-to-madagascar\/"},"modified":"2025-06-05T11:14:27","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T09:14:27","slug":"our-trip-to-madagascar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/en\/our-trip-to-madagascar\/","title":{"rendered":"Our \u201cVir\u00e9e\u201d to Madagascar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We took a trip to Madagascar. It&#8217;s a golden territory for its wealth of spices, and above all, Guillaume, our Buyer-Explorer, is almost a local child. He knows producers and terroirs accessible only by pirogue or train, and above all he loves this great red island, its traditions and its passions.<\/p>\n\n<p>He returns from his VIREE with an exclusive Comptoir&amp;co range. She has a taste for work well done, beautiful and good.<\/p>\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s go !<\/p>\n\n<p><br\/><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><br\/>1 \u2013 The Madagascar Vir\u00e9e began in Antananarivo, the economic and political capital of the country, perched in the highlands at an altitude of 1 270 m.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img data-dominant-color=\"7b8792\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #7b8792;\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/lesvirees-1024x563.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23661 size-full not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/lesvirees-1024x563.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/lesvirees-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/lesvirees-768x422.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/lesvirees.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img data-dominant-color=\"89675c\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #89675c;\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/hibiscus2.jpg\" alt=\"hibiscus madagascar\" class=\"wp-image-23669 size-full not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/hibiscus2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/hibiscus2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/hibiscus2-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><br\/>2 &#8211; First stop at the hibiscus plantations, where our producer welcomed us to show us his fragrant treasure.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><br\/>3 \u2013 He took us to our local partner who ensures the processing, pleased to show us the new vats in which the delicious syrup will be prepared.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img data-dominant-color=\"8a8580\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #8a8580;\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/bassines-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"basins\n\" class=\"wp-image-23711 size-full not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/bassines-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/bassines-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/bassines-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/bassines.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img data-dominant-color=\"6c725c\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #6c725c;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/tamatave-2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"tamatave 2\" class=\"wp-image-23713 size-full not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/tamatave-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/tamatave-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/tamatave-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/tamatave-2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>4 \u2013 This step marks the end of our Journey to the Highlands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then, after several hours in the bush, we headed to Toamasina and joined our vanilla producers.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><br\/>5 &#8211; In Toamasina, the farms are modest, on a human scale, and the expertise is well established. It provides a livelihood to many families. It provides a livelihood to many families.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img data-dominant-color=\"707456\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #707456;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/tamatave-1024x563.jpg\" alt=\"hibiscus madagascar\" class=\"wp-image-23695 size-full not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/tamatave-1024x563.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/tamatave-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/tamatave-768x422.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/tamatave.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img data-dominant-color=\"5e615d\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #5e615d;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/affinage-vanille-2-1024x563.jpg\" alt=\"vanilla preparation\" class=\"wp-image-23665 size-full not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/affinage-vanille-2-1024x563.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/affinage-vanille-2-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/affinage-vanille-2-768x422.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/affinage-vanille-2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><br\/>6 \u2013 The processing and refining of their vanilla is entrusted to our local partner.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><br\/>7- Then, we headed towards the Pangalanes Canal to reach the green pepper production areas.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img data-dominant-color=\"7b8ea1\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #7b8ea1;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pangalanes-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"pangalanes\" class=\"wp-image-23685 size-full not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pangalanes-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pangalanes-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pangalanes-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pangalanes.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img data-dominant-color=\"79795a\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #79795a;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/mada-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"mada\" class=\"wp-image-23679 size-full not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/mada-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/mada-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/mada-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/mada.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><br\/>8 \u2013 Even during the dry season, the canal is the only way to access the many isolated villages that, far from economic and political centers, owe a great deal to this green treasure.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><br\/>9 &#8211; We are setting up a small processing business in Manakara to diversify their activity. It will enable them to add value to their production and improve their income.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img data-dominant-color=\"7f8b82\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #7f8b82;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/recolte-poivre-madagascar-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"madagascar pepper\" class=\"wp-image-23693 size-full not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/recolte-poivre-madagascar-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/recolte-poivre-madagascar-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/recolte-poivre-madagascar-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/recolte-poivre-madagascar.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img data-dominant-color=\"68795a\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #68795a;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/naziraly.jpg\" alt=\"leadable\" class=\"wp-image-23683 size-full not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/naziraly.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/naziraly-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>10 \u2013 Our Journey continues south to Farafangana, where we have implemented a unique process to offer our clients an extremely rare red pepper : MENABE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Malagasy, MENA means &#8220;red&#8221; and BE means &#8220;very.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>11 &#8211; Thanks to a bunch-by-bunch selection of the most mature peppers and controlled drying, we obtain such a red and flavorful pepper.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img data-dominant-color=\"75635f\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #75635f;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"895\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/poivre-madagascar-895x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23691 size-full not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/poivre-madagascar-895x1024.jpg 895w, https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/poivre-madagascar-262x300.jpg 262w, https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/poivre-madagascar-768x879.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/poivre-madagascar.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 895px) 100vw, 895px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img data-dominant-color=\"787669\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #787669;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"622\" src=\"https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ikongo-2-1024x622.jpg\" alt=\"ikongo 2\" class=\"wp-image-23707 size-full not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ikongo-2-1024x622.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ikongo-2-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ikongo-2-768x467.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ikongo-2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>12 \u2013 Back to Manakara, we reach by train the landlocked region of the Ikongo highlands, where farmers grow ginger on steep hillsides. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>13 &#8211; Train is the only way for farmers to evacuate agricultural products, their only source of income.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img data-dominant-color=\"858985\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #858985;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/vinaigre-gingembre-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"ginger vinegar\" class=\"wp-image-23703 size-full not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/vinaigre-gingembre-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/vinaigre-gingembre-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/vinaigre-gingembre-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/vinaigre-gingembre.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img data-dominant-color=\"5c643d\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #5c643d;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/manakara-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"manakara\" class=\"wp-image-23681 size-full not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/manakara-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/manakara-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/manakara-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/manakara.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>14 \u2013 We come back from our trip to Manakara, a major lychee production center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The fruit comes from our local partner&#8217;s gardens.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>15 &#8211; They are located close to the workshops that transform fruit into vinegar and paste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In just a few hours, we go from picking to processing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Freshness is preserved and losses reduced for this fruit, which often deteriorates on trees due to a lack of preservation methods. <\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img data-dominant-color=\"66593d\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #66593d;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/litchis-madagascar-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"lychees madagascar\" class=\"wp-image-23677 size-full not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/litchis-madagascar-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/litchis-madagascar-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/litchis-madagascar-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/litchis-madagascar.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img data-dominant-color=\"888674\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #888674;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/paysaages-madascar-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"madagascar landscapes\" class=\"wp-image-23689 size-full not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/paysaages-madascar-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/paysaages-madascar-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/paysaages-madascar-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lecomptoirandco.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/paysaages-madascar.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>16 \u2013 The Malagasy terroir still holds many surprises, and the rural populations still have much to teach us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;ll definitely come back to Madagascar for another \u00ab Vir\u00e9e \u00bb !<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We took a trip to Madagascar. 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