The most famous prune in the world, the pruneau d'Agen, has been a celebrated product of southwest France since at least the 1500s, outliving -- and even thriving because of -- several nearly ...

Almost 95% of the prunes cultivated in France are pruneaux d’Agen, from plums grown near the town of Agen, which borders Gascony, in the southwest.They’re terrific, but worth searching out in ...

Prunes are a special type of dried plum. The plums are oval, black-skinned, loose-stoned and very sweet. They can be dried or semi-dried and the most famous variety is Prunes d’Agen.

The varietal grown in California, which produces 40 percent of the global supply of prunes, is descended from the petit d’Agen, a French plum widely regarded as one of the best for making prunes.

I’m quoting from my favourite food encyclopaedia, 1001 Foods You Must Try Before You Die, which chooses Agen prunes, bigger, fatter, more succulent than most others, as the prune that should be ...

Prunes fit easily into everyday life, are great to snack on as well as being a gread addition to meals, and all this makes them a girl’s best friend. Here is quick view of a fruit that’s like no other ...

France's famous Agen prunes have seen their market share shrivel in recent years, but local farmers have ploughed money into modern methods in a bid to save their plums.