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Local specialties of Saint-Tropez
The olive has long been part of the Mediterranean culture. Green or black, its unique and tasty flavour stimulates your taste buds... But tasting varies from varieties. Green olives are perfect for aperitif with peppers, onions, anchovies... : black olives are perfect for salads and tapenade.
To cook meals or for aperitif, olives remind us heat and sun and brighten up our daily life.
Very easy to prepare, the tapenade is a perfect side dish for aperitif, starter and fish.
Made with olives, capers, anchovies and garlic, there are two kinds :
black tapenade and green tapenade. What is the difference? The flavour... the black tapenade is slightly more bitter than green tapenade.
The flavour of the tapenade can perfectly be mixed with tomatoes for more fantasy in your meals.
Mediterranean sauce made of garlic and olive oil. Perfect for meats, fish and seafood.
In Provence, aioli garni is a dish consisting of various boiled vegetables (usually carrots, potatoes, artichokes, and green beans), poached fish (normally soaked salt cod), other seafood, and boiled eggs, all served with aioli sauce.
To enjoy all year round.
It is a popular dish in Provence. A sandwich composed of Salade Niçoise ingredients : bread, tuna steak or anchovies, sliced tomato, sliced olives, garlic and olive oil typically used on the bread, which may be marinated or soaked in the oil and then strained off, hence the name "bathed bread". Affordable and complete meal.
Traditional culinary specialty very well-known worlwide. Made with tomatoes, peppers, tuna, garlic, onions, celery, eggs, etc... Originally, this salad was only made with tomatoes, anchovies and olive oil.
Perfect for picnic or summer meals !
This hot summer vegetable soup is served with pasta and pistou sauce : a Provençal cold sauce made from cloves of garlic, fresh basil, and olive oil. It is somewhat similar to the Ligurian pesto sauce, including pine nuts, grated parmesan or pecorino.
It is a dish which originated from Nice in Southern France. The dough is usually a bread dough thicker than that of the classic pizza, and the traditional topping consists of usually caramelised onions, black olives, and anchovies.
To be served with a good glass of rosé or white wine from Provence.
It is one of the Provencal specialties made with stewed Mediterranean vegetables and olive oil. Traditionally composed of tomatoes, onions, zucchini, eggplants, peppers and garlic. The different vegetables are cooked separately, then combined and cooked slowly together until they attain a smooth, creamy consistency.
It can be prepared as a cold starter or served hot with meat.
Traditional dish from Marseille. It consists of a Mediterranean fish soup served with crouton and potatoes. The broth is traditionally served with a rouille sauce, a mayonnaise made of olive oil, garlic, saffron, and cayenne pepper on grilled slices of bread.
It is served first in a soup plate, then fish is served separately on a larger plate.
Made with tomatoes, olive oil, white wine, garlic, basil and parsley, mussels "a la provencale" is a traditional dish.
As a starter or main course, it can be served with vegetables or rice.
In Marseille, they are prepared for Candlemas instead of crepes. Made with flour, eggs, butter and orange blossom flavour. Delicious crisp biscuits to enjoy without moderation. Now, these crunchy boat-shaped biscuits have been modernized and we can find all type of flavours and species.
Calissons are a traditional French candy consisting of a smooth, pale yellow, homogeneous paste of candied fruit (especially melons and oranges) and ground almonds topped with a thin layer of royal icing. Calissons are traditionally associated with the town of Aix-en-Provence ; consequently, most of the world supply of calissons are still made in the Provence region.
It is an anise-flavoured spirit and apéritif from France and enjoys substantial popularity in France, especially in the southeastern regions of the country, mostly Marseille and the Var area. Ready for relaxing and happy moments!
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