{"id":2794,"date":"2022-12-28T00:38:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-28T00:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.secretfoodtours.com\/blog\/?p=2794"},"modified":"2023-02-10T14:26:17","modified_gmt":"2023-02-10T14:26:17","slug":"french-gastronomy-per-regions-3-6-the-southeast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.secretfoodtours.com\/blog\/french-gastronomy-per-regions-3-6-the-southeast\/","title":{"rendered":"French Gastronomy per Regions 3\/6 : The Southeast"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Part three of our culinary \u201cTour de France\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The South East is composed of two well&nbsp; known areas by foreigners, it starts around Montpellier, the Provence region then goes eastward through the French Riviera up to the Italian boundaries near Monaco it also goes along the Rhone valley up to Montelimar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Forget duck fat and butter or cream you enter the dominion of Olive Oil. Even before the Roman invasions 2100 years ago olive trees made their way to the countryside of Provence, the region of the French Riviera were a late addition to France (1860) so the northern Italian influence can be found in their cuisine as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Local ingredients in cuisine<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Olives and Olive oils<\/li><li>Garlic<\/li><li>Rosemary, Tymn, Oregano, Fennel, Tarragon, Anis<\/li><li>Melon<\/li><li>Red pepper, zucchini, eggplant, tomato, cucumber&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.secretfoodtours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/6593.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2799\" width=\"523\" height=\"349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.secretfoodtours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/6593.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.secretfoodtours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/6593-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.secretfoodtours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/6593-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.secretfoodtours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/6593-585x390.jpg 585w, https:\/\/www.secretfoodtours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/6593-263x175.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 523px) 100vw, 523px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Local drinks<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Pastis<\/li><li>Rhone valley wines (Chateauneuf du Pape, C\u00f4te du Rhone\u2026)<\/li><li>Ros\u00e9 wines (Bandol\u2026)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.secretfoodtours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/shutterstock_143633881.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2798\" width=\"518\" height=\"345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.secretfoodtours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/shutterstock_143633881.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.secretfoodtours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/shutterstock_143633881-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.secretfoodtours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/shutterstock_143633881-585x390.jpg 585w, https:\/\/www.secretfoodtours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/shutterstock_143633881-263x175.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 518px) 100vw, 518px\" \/><figcaption>Pastis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>And here are some very local dishes&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Bouillabaisse (fish stew) and Soupe de poisson (fish soup)<\/li><li>Ratatouille (do I really need to describe it?)<\/li><li>Pissaladi\u00e8re a very French pizza based on a thick pan pizza style dough with onions, anchovies and black olives (no cheese)<\/li><li>Swordfish with red peppers<\/li><li>Sardine with olive oil or barbecued<\/li><li>Tapenade (olive spread makes fantastic toasts along with anchovies)<\/li><li>Socca (chickpeas bread with herbs and pepper) and Fougasse (bread with olive oil, herbs, olives and many other variable ingredients)<\/li><li>A\u00efoli garlic mayonnaise<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"499\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.secretfoodtours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/socca-nice.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2797\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.secretfoodtours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/socca-nice.jpg 499w, https:\/\/www.secretfoodtours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/socca-nice-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.secretfoodtours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/socca-nice-263x175.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 499px) 100vw, 499px\" \/><figcaption>Socca<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Desserts or sweets<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Calisson (orange and melon marzipan bites)<\/li><li>Tarte Trop\u00e9zienne (you can try it on our St Germain tour)<\/li><li>Nougats from Montelimar&nbsp;<\/li><li>Nuts and Pine nuts tart<\/li><li>Candied fruits and their use in breads<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.secretfoodtours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Calissons.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2796\" width=\"511\" height=\"511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.secretfoodtours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Calissons.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.secretfoodtours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Calissons-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.secretfoodtours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Calissons-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 511px) 100vw, 511px\" \/><figcaption>Calisson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of our introduction to French gastronomy our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.secretfoodtours.com\/paris\/#\">award wining Food Tours<\/a> always contain some regional flavouring.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Part three of our culinary \u201cTour de France\u201d The South East is composed of 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