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BLACK: Gastronomy and cooking

Your trip through Provence will not be accomplished without tasting the local cooking. The region has one of the best "cuisines de France": so completely Mediterranean, but at the same time so typical Provencal.

The colours, scents and tastes of vegetables and fruits ripened under the sun, make the local markets a feast to visit: goat cheese, herbs, honey or olive oil.

A high number of top gourmet restaurants offer a choice of numerous specialties:
Bouillabaisse in Marseilles, Olive tapenades with an aperitif, Stuffed zucchini flowers, ratatouille, Aļoli, pistou on pasta, truffle omelette... and so on.

There are too many to mention. However, if you want a foretaste try this marvellous Tapenade:

Ingredients:

  • 1 small can of pitted black olives
  • 2 teaspoons of capers
  • 5 or 6 anchovy fillets
  • 2 gloves of peeled garlic
  • 1 very small glass of rum
  • 1 tablespoon of French mustard
  • Some thyme, bay leaf and pepper
  • Olive oil

    Put all the ingredients together in a blender and mix while adding little by little the olive oil until you obtain a nice smooth mixture. Be careful with the salt because the olives, anchovy and capers are already naturally salted so it is better to salt at the very end.

    Serve the tapenade on toasts, French bread, or as a dip sauce with vegetables.

    Bon appetit !

    We organize cooking lessons for groups or individuals.