Agriculture is the strength of Provence, a part of the southern France thanks to the Mediterranean climate it enjoys and the effective natural light which is very much advantageous to it that it provides to our tongue various tastes laden in their various types of local food.

The food of Provence is almost always made with abundant use of olive oil, garlic and tomatoes. In fact, any time you’re looking through a French menu and you see the words a la provenciale at the end of a dish, this means that the food is prepared with garlic and hardened tomatoes.

The use of vegetables such as onions and courgettes, squash and aubergine is quite usual in the preparations of food items of Provence and all of them grow fast in Provence.

One of the most known food recipes to come from Provence is ratatouille. This is a stew made with tomatoes, aubergine, green herbs, green peppers and garlic.

Usually the food of Provence is accompanied by a particular locally prepared sauce called aioli, which is a mix of mayonnaise and freshly crushed garlic spread on vegetables like asparagus as well as eggs and cod fish. Otherwise, people of Provence like to eat their vegetables by dipping them in anchovy paste.

The soup called Bouillabaisse which is made from three kinds of fish and is cooked in a broth of onions, saffron, tomatoes and herbs like bay leaf, thyme and sage is the most favoured food in Provence.

Although a soup, Bouillabaisse is relished and tasted as the chief food preparation in Provence. Spicy sauce known as rouile and toast accompanies this soup which is best sold at Marseille in Provence.

Soupe au pistou is another starter food supplied in Provence and it is very famous and is made of vegetables, beans, noodles and basel.

Although not known as manufacturer of the dairy products like the regional French food of Normandy, Provence does effectively produce high quality goat-cheese. The popular food in winter is the beef stew accompanied with cold pate in Provence.

The Food of Provence is perhaps the most famous of all French regional foods. If you would like to learn how to travel there on public transport, check our page on Train Travel in France.

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