Morteau Smoked Sausage Since the Gallo-Roman times, the farmers from the Franche-Comté region have given a unique flavour to their cooked meats through original methods for preserving the meats. In fact, after salting, the products are gently smoked in sawdust from the fir trees of the Jura mountains in an enormous wooden pyramid shaped chimney. The natural and generous flavour characterizes this sausage which is a regional culinary delight from Franche-Comté.