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Olive oil, the green gold of Provence,
so fragrant and tasty, reigns over this warm-hearted
cuisine. It lights up the colourful procession of
pumpkins, egg-plants, tomatoes and peppers across
our plates.
When
you add to this the herbs from the garrigue : thyme,
sage, rosemary and a pinch of garlic, magically the
accent of the South can be heard in your kitchen.
Now
think of monkfish laced with garlic, of vegetables
in anchovy sauce (anchoïade) or of grilled sardines
: all this represents the generous tasty cuisine of
the Mediterranean.
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you know there are a thousand flavours in Provence
? Food lovers have always known how to prepare and
produce simple dishes with savoury names : basil and
vegetable soup (soupe au pistou), local beef stew
(gardianne de taureau) or time-honoured ratatouille. |
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They just can’t be missed! Part and parcel of
Provence,rich in colours and flavours, you will enjoy
them enormously. The markets, where good humour, the
riches of local agriculture and crafts meet, are festive
places you share with the vendors and their colourful
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Tarascon
traditional market
Every tuesday morning from 9 till 1 on the Cours Aristide
Briand, Place de Verdun, from the Rue des Halles to
the Place du Marché.
Fruits and vegetables of the region, textiles,local
products, crafts and souvenirs from Provence…
Tarascon organic market
de Tarascon
Every Friday morning from 9 till 1 on the Place du Marché.
Local organic products on sale. |
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Pastis from Marseilles
A veritable institution dear to Provençal hearts,
associated with sunshine and lazy days, pastis also
symbolises Provençal conviviality. This aniseed-based
drink to which you add 5 volumes of cold water is
the drink par excellence – a must for the people
of Provence who sip it with great pleasure in the
shade of a plane tree, after the market or when the
pétanque game of bowls is over. There are some
variations on this well-loved drink known as “Le
Jaune” : mixed with barley sirop, it becomes
a Mauresque”, green with mint, ‘Perroquet”
(parrot), or tinted with red sirop, a ‘Tomato”.But
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Liqueur from Frigolet
The restorative powers of this liqueur comes from around
30 herbs, mostly gathered on the hills of the Montagnette.
It is blended and distilled according to an ancient
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in Chateaurenard by the Distillerie Inisan,it remains
a pure Provençal tradition. It is used to make
2 sweetmeats : Lou Pantaï and the Chardon. |
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