{"id":1353,"date":"2018-01-18T20:27:39","date_gmt":"2018-01-18T20:27:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adhc.lib.ua.edu\/site\/globalfoodways\/?page_id=1353"},"modified":"2018-04-26T00:57:05","modified_gmt":"2018-04-26T00:57:05","slug":"french-provencal","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/adhc.lib.ua.edu\/globalfoodways\/home\/french-provencal\/","title":{"rendered":"French (Proven\u00e7al)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NESTLED\u00a0in the\u00a0Southeastern\u00a0coast\u00a0of France, Provence is a wonderland of lush plains,\u00a0rugged mountains, rocky coasts, and salty sea air. As a coastal province, Provence has a special relationship with the Mediterranean Sea, which offers up it bounties to\u00a0the famed fisherman of the area.\u00a0So often we see the dishes renowned in Provence paying homage to the\u00a0sea;\u00a0perhaps the most\u00a0famed dish of Provence,\u00a0<i>bouillabaisse,\u00a0<\/i>is a rich fish stew perfumed with\u00a0saffron and garlic.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>While Provencal cuisine is certainly informed by the area\u2019s\u00a0proximity to the\u00a0Mediterranean, it is also influenced by the diverse landscapes of the province. The Rhone and Curance valleys, known\u00a0romantically\u00a0as \u201cthe Gardens of France\u201d yield\u00a0tomatoes, eggplant, bell peppers, garlic, onions, lettuce, carrots, fennel,\u00a0and zucchini, while the rocky\u00a0mountain regions\u00a0of Mont Ventoux, perfect for grazing sheep and goats, yield rich meats and cheeses and fertile groves and vineyards yield olives for olive oil and grapes for wine.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Classic dishes of Provence include&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><i>pan<\/i><i>\u00a0bagnat,\u00a0<\/i>or\u00a0\u201cbathed bread,\u201d\u00a0a pressed sandwich traditionally stuffed with tuna or\u00a0anchovies, sliced tomato, olives, garlic,\u00a0and olive oil.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><i>t<\/i><i>apenade<\/i><i>,\u00a0<\/i>a salty olive\/capers\/garlic spread served on toasted baguette slices<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><i>r<\/i><i>atatouille,\u00a0<\/i>a dish of stewed or roasted eggplant, zucchini, peppers, and tomatoes\u00a0flavored with garlic, onions, and sometimes bay leaves or\u00a0<i>herbes de Provence<\/i><i>,\u00a0<\/i>the celebrated Provencal blend of savory, marjoram, rosemary, thyme, oregano, and, in North America, lavender buds.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><i>pissaladi\u00e8re<\/i><i>,<\/i><i>\u00a0<\/i>a caramelized-onion tart, traditionally topped with anchovy fillets and olives<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Oftentimes, Provence,\u00a0home of Marseille, Monaco, the French Riviera,\u00a0is associated with luxury and leisure,\u00a0and while it is an area\u00a0that offers affluence and easy\u00a0living\u00a0to its people, its\u00a0<i>joie de vivre<\/i>\u00a0is best exemplified by its food. While it is not the nouvelle, haute cuisine of Paris or the buttery, cheesy\u00a0fare\u00a0of Lyon, it\u00a0<i>is\u00a0<\/i>simple, delicious, and wholly unique.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NESTLED\u00a0in the\u00a0Southeastern\u00a0coast\u00a0of France, Provence is a wonderland of lush plains,\u00a0rugged mountains, rocky coasts, and salty sea air. As a coastal province, Provence has a special relationship with the Mediterranean Sea, which offers up it bounties to\u00a0the famed fisherman of the area.\u00a0So often we see the dishes renowned in Provence paying homage to the\u00a0sea;\u00a0perhaps the most\u00a0famed [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":5,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-cuisine-home.php","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adhc.lib.ua.edu\/globalfoodways\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1353"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adhc.lib.ua.edu\/globalfoodways\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adhc.lib.ua.edu\/globalfoodways\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adhc.lib.ua.edu\/globalfoodways\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adhc.lib.ua.edu\/globalfoodways\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1353"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/adhc.lib.ua.edu\/globalfoodways\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1353\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1837,"href":"https:\/\/adhc.lib.ua.edu\/globalfoodways\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1353\/revisions\/1837"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adhc.lib.ua.edu\/globalfoodways\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adhc.lib.ua.edu\/globalfoodways\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1353"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}