French Provencal Food and Cooking

French Recipes and Foods of Provence

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Provence Regional Gastronomy. French gastronomy in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur is very distinctive from the rest of French cuisine or French cooking. A Mediterranean influence brings recipes with hot spices and seafoods. Because of the mountainous country, without the rich farmlands and herds of dairy cattle, Provencal cooking uses very little milk, and goat cheeses are predominant. Garlic, olive oil and olives are the leitmotif, and the abundant"herbes de Provence" are the spirit of Beyond's Provencal recipes.

We use the term Provencal generically to refer to the entire Southeastern French gastronomy.

Cooking schools in the South of France teach cooks about Provencal cooking more than Nicoise or other truly regional cooking.

Recipes Provencal recipes are listed in French and English - Recipes by Name - Recipes by Category	Herbs of Provence Herbs, Spices and Edible Plants	Seafood An illustrated list
Vegetarian Dining Some Tips	Special Dishes Photos of random Provencal dishes	Nissarde Cuisine Nice Regional Cooking.
Food Dictionaries Gastronomical Dictionaries: French-English and English-French	Measurements Metric conversions Abbreviations	Michelin Guide About the Michelin Guide and its star system for restaurants.

English-French: Beyond's French cooking and recipes text has French words and phrases mixed in with the English. For example, many pastries are classed as either sweet (sucré = sugared) or non-sweet (salé = salted); the English "salted pie" does not do justice to "tarte salée").
[Provencal] equivalents are given in square brackets, in italics.

External Links

Links verified 14 July, 2009, updated 11 March, 2010.

Cooking Schools

• La Maison Depollier - A cooking school based in a house on the edge of the river Loup, in the village Pont du Loup, near Grasse in south east France.

Food

• Christophe's Cuisine - A new website (2009) by Christophe, a Frenchman fond of food and cooking.
• easy food & wine - Food and wine pairing, easy recipes
• French Food & Easy Fench Recipes -
• Life In Provence - Good information about Provencal foods (olives, jams, cheeses, herbs, ...) and a boutique for buying products. There's also a book in the works.

Products

• Colors of Provence - Bring a touch of Provencal sunshine and elegance to your home! Colors of Provence offers tablecloths, napkins, placemats, bread baskets, aprons and other accessories imported from Provence, France. Authentic Provencal fabric, colorful and elegant. Available in regular or stainproof coated cotton. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area.
• Espace Terroir - Grasse - a shop with excellent Provençal products

Wines and Drinks

• Bandol - Domaine BUNAN -
• O-Chateau Paris Wine Tasting - Present fun, animated wine tastings (in English) and also organise and manage wine events.