The food of Provence
9 dishes tied to Provence, France: born there, or made its own.
RatatouilleVegan
🇫🇷 FranceA Provençal stew of summer vegetables cooked in olive oil
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
PestoVegetarian
🇮🇹 Italy and 2 moreA basil, pine nut and cheese paste from Genoa, used to dress pasta
Sauce, pickle or ferment
BouillabaisseFish or seafood
🇫🇷 FranceA Marseille fish stew with local seafood, herbs, and saffron broth
Stew or curry, Lunch, Dinner
FougasseVegan
🇫🇷 FranceLeaf-shaped bread from Provence, often with olives, cheese or herbs
Bread
PissaladièreFish or seafood
🇫🇷 France and 1 moreThick flatbread from Nice topped with caramelised onions, olives and anchovies
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
FarinataVegan
🇮🇹 Italy and 4 moreThin, savoury pancake made from chickpea flour, common along the northwest Mediterranean
Street food, Snacks, Lunch
Bagna càudaFish or seafood
🇮🇹 Italy and 3 moreA warm anchovy and garlic dip from Piedmont, served with vegetables
Sauce, pickle or ferment, Dinner
CalissonVegetarian
🇫🇷 FranceFrench confection with candied fruit, almond paste, and a sugar glaze
Sweet or dessert, Snacks
DaubeMeat
🇫🇷 FranceFrench slow-cooked beef stew braised with wine, vegetables and herbs
Stew or curry, Dinner, Lunch
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Ratatouille: Marcus Guimarães, CC BY 2.0, source
- Pesto: Ɱ, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Bouillabaisse: Slastic, CC BY 3.0, source
- Fougasse: https://www.flickr.com/photos/70253321@N00/, CC BY 2.0, source
- Pissaladière: Cdg83, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Farinata: Samuele Silva, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Bagna càuda: Fernando Lopez Anido, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Calisson: Mathsci, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Daube: gerard cohen, Public domain, source