Culinary Vacation, South of France
Provence Cooking Vacation
Provence Recipes
depend on fresh produce
and meat, ubiquitous in
Provence, although it takes
some searching. The
butcher handles only meat,
the baker, bread and pastry,
the grocer, produce and
wine and some household
goods. Foraging in the hills
can provide the wild herbs
de Provence if the village
allows.
Foraging in the countryside will produce some surprises, interesting old
ruins in fields of rosemary and rocky outcrops sprouting thyme.
In the south of Provence along the Rhone Delta a trip in the Camargue
will bring views of the white horses roaming free. In the Camargue you
will find rice and the Camargue sea salt for serving at the table.
Stuffed squash and stuffed tomatoes: In June the markets have ample squash and tomatoes. A
combination of beef, wild boar sausage, thyme, oregano and left over French bread is mixed in a grinder
after the meet is cooked. The stuffing is inserted in the hollowed out zucchini squash and tomato. The
caps are replaced after a sprinkle with grated Parmesan cheese. They go in the oven for about an hour.
The caps of tomato blacken as the juices intensify and mix with the stuffing
The Camargue is noted for
its horses, bulls, and its salt.
The people evaporate sea
water and harvest the salt in a
huge operation near the
mouth of the Rhone River.
The salt is available
throughout Provence.
This can be served at the
table for each guest to use to
their liking.
Stuffed squash and tomatoes served with
chicken soup, minced chicken and thyme
canapes, sliced fruit with goats cheese, and
Cotes Du Rhone
Foraging for herbs along the old canals, some
dug by the Romans in the first century make
interesting walks. Both sides have flat trails
where mules once pulled barges.
Cooking with the Magic Herbs and the Holy Oil of Provence produces some Healthy Cooking on a Provence Culinary Vacation
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Arles is the gateway city to the Camargue
In the Camargue a flat
delta of the Rhone,
vast pans of salt
become the course
Camargue Sea Salt
found on every table
in Provence
Provence Inspired Recipes: Stuffed Tomatoes and Stuffed Zucchini
No Passing for
commercial
vehicles
No Passing
zone ends
Rotary with yield to traffic in rotary
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