Posted by Pierre Fontaine | Posted in Dinning & Nightlife | Posted on 15-04-2011
Tags: cooking, culture, diet, Family, food, France, health, Home & Garden, travel
Provence which is located in the south of France boasts to offer some of the best regional French food in France. This place revels in a warm Mediterranean type of climate with ample sunshine that is beneficial to agriculture, the main element of Provence.
Olive oil, garlic and tomatoes are mainly used in the food items of Provence. If you see the legend ‘a la provenciale’ on the menu card provided in the hotels of France, you realize that the item is prepared using garlic and seasoned tomatoes.
The food of Provence often use a variety of vegetables, some of the most common of which consist of egg plant, squash , courgettes and onions, all of which are grown in the region of Provence.
Provence produces one of the most tasty food recipes in France known as Ratatouille. It is a stew prepared with eggplant, tomatoes, green peppers, garlic and green herbs.
The food of Provence is usually supplied with ‘Aioli’ a locally prepared sauce. This sauce which is a mix of fresh garlic squash and mayonnaise is well spread on the salad including cod fish, eggs and asparagus. Anchovy paste is used as the dipper by the people of Provence when they eat vegetables.
The soup known as Bouillabaisse which is prepared from three kinds of fish and is cooked in a broth of onions, saffron, tomatoes and herbs like bay leaf, thyme and sage is the most hunted-after food in Provence.
Although a soup, Bouillabaisse is relished and tasted as the main food preparation in Provence. Spicy sauce known as rouile and toast accompanies this soup which is best sold at Marseille in Provence.
Another popular food of Provence which is supplied as a starter is soupe au pistou. This food consists of vegetables, noodles, beans and basel.
Though not known as manufacturer of the dairy products like the regional French food of Normandy, Provence does effectively produce high quality goat-cheese. The popular food in winter is the beef stew accompanied with cold pate in Provence.
The cuisine of Provence is perhaps the most famous of all French regional foods. If you would like to learn how to travel there on public transport, check our page on travelling by train in France.
