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+ | ====== Occitanie Cuisine ====== | ||
+ | ==== Cassoulet (Castelnaudary, | ||
+ | A legendary slow-cooked white bean stew with duck confit, Toulouse sausage, and pork belly. There are fierce debates about which town makes it best — each with its own twist. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Brandade de Nîmes ==== | ||
+ | A creamy emulsion of salt cod and olive oil, sometimes with potato, originating in Nîmes. Served warm or cold, often spread on toast. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Aligot (Aubrac area) ==== | ||
+ | A mind-blowingly stretchy mash of potatoes, Tomme cheese, butter, and garlic. Made with theatrical flair — a cheese-lover’s dream. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Tielle Sétoise (Sète) ==== | ||
+ | A bright orange seafood pie filled with spicy octopus and tomato in a bread-like crust. A fusion of French and Italian fishing traditions. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Fougasse d’Aigues-Mortes ==== | ||
+ | A sweet, yeasty bread from the Camargue, perfumed with orange blossom water and sugar — soft, airy, and completely unique. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Roquefort Cheese (Aveyron) ==== | ||
+ | The king of blue cheeses, aged in natural Combalou caves, made from raw sheep' | ||
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+ | ==== Garbure Bigourdane ==== | ||
+ | A hearty Pyrenean soup of cabbage, duck confit, ham bone, and white beans. Often eaten with a slice of stale bread soaked in broth — pure mountain comfort. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Encornets Farcis (Languedoc coast) ===== | ||
+ | Stuffed squid tubes with a mix of breadcrumbs, | ||
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+ | ==== Croustade aux Pommes (Gascogne) ==== | ||
+ | A delicate apple pastry with layers so thin they resemble tissue paper. Soaked in Armagnac or brandy and baked golden brown. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Pébrade (Gers) ==== | ||
+ | A peppery sauce made from onions, vinegar, and Bayonne ham, traditionally served with poultry like duck or goose. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Estofinado (Lot Valley) ==== | ||
+ | A lesser-known specialty of salt cod, walnuts, potatoes, eggs, and cream, born from old trade routes between Portugal and southern France. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Zézettes de Sète ==== | ||
+ | Fun to say and even better to eat! These are vanilla-scented cookies sprinkled with sugar, originally made by hand by local women in Sète. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Manouls (Lozère) ==== | ||
+ | A rustic stew made from tripe, pork, onions, and white wine, cooked low and slow — not for the faint of heart, but cherished in mountain villages. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Veal with Roquefort Sauce (Aveyron) ==== | ||
+ | Tender veal medallions cooked and glazed with a luscious Roquefort cream sauce. Elegant and intensely flavorful. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== Gateau à la Broche (Hautes-Pyrénées) ==== | ||
+ | A spit cake cooked over an open fire — batter is poured layer by layer, creating a tree-ring effect. Usually made for weddings or festivals. [([[https:// | ||
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