Most plum varieties are perfect just washed and eaten raw.
Peak season for plums in August and September.

These little green fruits, no larger than a marshmallow, are delicious.

The Reine Claude Dorée have characteristic golden to red hues and honeyed syrupy flesh.
Reine Claude from Moissac benefit from their well known-label.
Reine Claude Bavay is a late variety with yellow to greenish fruits with juicy flesh.

The name Reine Claude was given in honor of Queen Claude, wife of Francis I.