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Vintage Travel’s guide to dining in Provence, including some lesser known treats!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Understanding a local menu can prove fairly difficult, even if you consider yourself \u2018competent\u2019 in the language.<\/p>\n

Words describing dishes and food have a tendency to not have been entered into the dictionary, making a puzzled tourist\u2019s task of translating a menu, pretty nigh impossible.<\/p>\n

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In the towns and villages of Provence, tourists are faced with two dilemmas – trying to dissect and understand a menu before they give their order to the waiter, but first choosing which, of the many delightfully quirky yet wonderful \u2018off the beaten track\u2019 restaurants, to eat in.<\/p>\n

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Maussane-les-Alpilles in the Valley of Baux<\/h5>\n

Serving traditional Provencal cuisine at Maussane-les-Alpilles in the Valley of Baux, the restaurant Avi Prouvencau, with its rustic charm and rustic dishes, is a wise dining choice if you are in the area. Its \u2018Pieds et Paquets \u2013 lambs feet and tripe packages \u2013 is a particularly delicious dish, if you are not squeamish about eating such components of an animal.<\/p>\n

Chez Freddy Plage de l\u2019Estaque<\/h5>\n

\u2018Panisses\u2019 are literally chick-pea flour fries and are a regular feature of dishes in Provence. Chez Freddy Plage de l\u2019Estaque is a small but delightful kiosk on the beach promenade in Estaque and has a reputation of serving the best panisses in the whole of Provence.<\/p>\n

Lou Fassum in Grasse<\/h5>\n

\u2018Fassum\u2019 is stuffed cabbage, is truly French and truly tasty. As its name suggests \u2018Lou Fassum\u2019 in Grasse, is a fantastic restaurant to sample this delicious local dish. Described as being \u201cabsolutely divine\u201d and \u201ctypically Grassiose\u201d, with its views stretching over to the Esterel and the ocean, Lou Fassum\u2019s position and ambience is as inspiring as its food.<\/p>\n

Foougassettes Venturini in Grasse<\/h5>\n

If your taste buds crave \u2018sweeter\u2019 tastes, then sampling the fougassettes and Echaudes \u2013 dessert breads \u2013 at Foougassettes Venturini in Grasse, has to be high on your priorities during your holiday in the south of France.<\/p>\n

Authentic French delicacies and a devotion to customer care are at the heart of Fougassettes Venturini, and with their products being described as the \u201cpurest spirit of tradition\u201d, a visit is imperative.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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