The significance of Provence

Provence Cuisine Many people often use three kinds of food to represent the cooking characteristics of Provence: "olive oil, garlic and tomatoes". Walking in Provence, you can almost see green olive trees. It can be said that this place is an important olive oil production town in France, which not only creates a unique natural landscape, but also provides oil for residents' nutrition. Olives also naturally enter every kitchen, and tapenade is the best example. Olive sauce: Chop garlic and anchovy separately, add washed capers, thyme, spices and lemon juice, beat well with a food processor, slowly pour in olive oil and season with pepper. Spreading olive sauce on lightly baked bread is the most authentic appetizer, and French bread made with olive sauce is a specialty of Provence. You can also use olive sauce as a dish if you like! Garlic mayonnaise Garlic mayonnaise is often called the cream of Provence, which shows its popularity. Just like the direct translation of the name, mayonnaise mixed with garlic is extremely simple, but the food with it is magnificent, from boiled eggs to steamed fish to various lobster ingredients. In fact, the whole of France has its own fish soup, but the content is slightly different, and then it is given different names, such as cotriade in Brittany and pauchouse in Burgundy. I don't know why, the fish soup in Provence, especially in Marseilles, is very famous. Anyone who visits Marseilles must never return empty-handed. Fish soup has a history of more than 2500 years. It is said that the Greeks brought it to France, but even without the guidance of the Greeks, Marseille in the Mediterranean will create fish soup sooner or later. Masai fish soup focuses on all kinds of wonderful fish species. When it comes to the types of fish, the story is long. As to whether these fish should be put into fish soup, you will never get a consistent answer. It is certain that there is no shellfish, especially mussels, in the traditional Marseille fish soup, but crabs and lobsters are not banned. This standard is not universal. You might as well take a closer look at what's in your bowl. Practice &; How to eat: Stir-fry onion, tomato, garlic and fennel with superior olive oil, add thyme, Italian parsley and bay leaf, season with dried orange peel, add saffron to enhance the color, and then add fish. Unlike what we thought, it doesn't take long to make Marseille fish soup, and it needs to be finished in 15 minutes with fire (this certainly doesn't include the time to prepare the broth, but do you really want to use the broth as the base? I'm afraid it's another question). When eating, soup and fish are served separately. Put a piece of bread in the bowl and scoop the soup directly. It would be perfect if it could be accompanied by a little rouille. Garlic Chili sauce The so-called rouille is garlic Chili sauce. Its raw materials are garlic, pepper, olive oil, bread crumbs and fish soup. Some people like to spread it on bread first, or they can put it directly in fish soup. Add garlic Chili sauce, and Marseille fish soup is finished. Accommodation in Provence The accommodation in Provence is quite distinctive, just like the local diversified lifestyle, from luxury hotels in the city to homestay farms in the countryside, it also provides a comfortable rest environment and local cuisine. If you know French, or can find someone who knows French to accompany you, you can consider spending the night in a homestay that serves meals and feel the local customs. Some homestays also arrange for guests to participate in local activities, such as having dinner with local people, chatting about the world and having fun under the stars. That kind of harmonious atmosphere should be the best presentation of the spirit of the global village. King Horn Hotel in Aix has more than 65,438+000 rooms, which meets the four-star standard. King Hohne Hotel is one of the most advanced hotels in the ancient city of Aix, with four stars and advanced facilities such as swimming pool. The hotel has 134 rooms, each with a beautiful garden. The hotel restaurant also provides authentic Provence cuisine. This hotel adopts American management style. Although it feels a little different from the beautiful and simple Provence, it can provide you with a comfortable environment to express your body and mind after a whole day's trip. The traffic in Provence takes TGV at Lyon Station in Paris. There are different railway stations in Paris, and there are trains going to different areas again and again. The railway station from Paris to Provence is Lyon Station. The train type is TGV, a French express train, which can reach 300 kilometers per hour and takes about 3 hours. To take TGV, you need to make an appointment first. Make a reservation at the ticket counter at Lyon station. From the left side of the gate outside the railway station, you will see the gate' 21'. When you enter, there is a row of ticket counters. Just find the counter that says "international". If you use a connecting train ticket to book tickets, you must show your ticket. The booking fee is 54FF, and the conductor will give you a boarding pass with the seat number card on it. Arrive at the station 30 minutes in advance to find the platform and enter from the station gate. You can see a huge timetable in the atrium, which indicates the time, shift and platform. Usually the platform where the train stops will be displayed half an hour ago. I really suggest you get familiar with the environment as soon as possible, because the platform arrangement is' unexpected' and the label is unclear. Some platforms are in the atrium of the station, others are on the right, and the distance between the two sides is quite far. In addition, the train departure time is very accurate. If you make a mistake, Provence recommends the itinerary 1. The famous lavender viewing places in Provence: Mount Luberon and Mount Schmienner (Mount Luberon) are the most famous lavender viewing places in this area, which is also the story background of the book Living in the Mountains and is known as one of the most beautiful valleys in France. There is a monastery in the 12 century on the mountain. There is a large lavender flower field in front of senac Monastery, which is planted by monks in the yard, and there are different colors of lavender. Schmieja (Simiane-la-Rotonde, Simille) is a unique mountain city. At the top of the hill stands a castle in Luo Teng, which was built in 12 to 13 centuries, and is surrounded by a large lavender flower field. Standing in the town of Schmieja, purple flower fields can be seen everywhere. 2. The trip around Luberon is in the south of the province of Vokretz, and the place written in Peter Meyer's A Year in Provence is here. Luxiyong is a colorful village, with pink, bright orange and bright yellow houses scattered around the village like angels' toys. Gordes is a rock villa, and there is also a lavender museum in Gordes village, with an old-fashioned lavender oil press at the door. The museum shows all kinds of utensils in lavender farmland. Aix is the hometown of painter Paul Cézanne. Since the Middle Ages, it has been a university town, the famous "Spring City". This is the ancient capital of Provence in Rome. The city is famous for its unique cooking, rose wine and Provence dialect (the language of Tebe). In oranges, you can sit in the Roman amphitheater and watch a play. In Al, you can spend an afternoon sitting in a coffee shop. Every July, the fashionable Stone Town will hold an international photography festival, which will display great photographers and romantic figures who are creating trends in Stone Gu Xiang and Little Square. Provencal style Luo Wang's life is simple and noble. It is also a rare realm of life to come here to slow down the pace, take a good sip of grass and taste delicious cheese. Arles, an ancient town in the south of Provence, is famous for its warm and bright Mediterranean sunshine and fashionable artistic style. Anyone who has seen the Biography of Van Gogh will probably remember that outstanding painters once created and lived here. The streets, houses and bars here are full of strong artistic atmosphere. Ancient Roman architecture (Arabs are descendants of ancient Romans), artists' works and people living in modern civilized society live in harmony, tranquility and beauty here. Every July, a fashionable international photography festival is held here. On the Stone Gu Xiang and Little Square, great photographers and romantic figures who are creating trends today will be exhibited. Shopping in Provence: High-quality grapes and wines are produced locally, and 20% of them are high-grade and top-grade wines. Due to the sunshine in the Mediterranean, the grapes in Provence contain more sugar, which is converted into alcohol, making the alcohol content in Provence 2 degrees higher than that in the north. Dry pink wine with a slight orange color is the most distinctive. Common red wine: cotesdeprovidence, coteauxd“aixen provence, bandol. When you smell provence lavender, you can know how much your lover loves you. Lavender is not so much a large purple blooming in the field as a fragrance floating in the air, but rather a memory. Harvesting lavender is like harvesting happy love, intoxicated in the purple sea of flowers. When love is so sweet and windy, the smell of lavender will always float close to fragrance in the sunshine around you, filled with missing memories, just like lavender. The love we walked through together can't forget to breathe hard in lavender, and the air has a different taste. " Lavender Represents True Love is the most representative lyric poem in the Elizabethan era. The fragrance of lavender is a semi-conscious state in life, extremely light, but unforgettable. When you are separated from your lover, you can hide a twig of lavender in your lover's book. At the next party, look at the colors and smell lavender, and you will know how much your lover loves you. Lavender blooms everywhere. Blue flowers and green leaves are full of fragrance. I am the king and you are the queen. Drop the coin and make a wish. Love you all your life, and this feeling will never change. -British folk song "Lavender" In the season when lavender is in full bloom, love comes, lonely people are no longer lonely, and lonely hearts are no longer lonely. Memory is a temperature, a story, a painting, a color, a fragrance ... The wind blows, it is your taste, it is the taste of love ... When you have been to Provence, the waves are endless. Provence is a love poem, and no one can stay here without moving. In fact, there is no need to love someone all the time; If you like Provence, you don't have to wander barefoot in the ocean of lavender every day. Anytime, anywhere, as long as you accidentally see a ray of sunshine and smell a little fragrance, you can open a purple field in your heart. The place of romantic infatuation is the place where dreams and love begin. Provence, France: Love of Purple Knight If we can find inner peace, then we can find Provence everywhere. I am a city resident in a hurry. I enjoyed the prosperity, but lost my health and tranquility. I yawn, I have no appetite, I have a bad temper, I am listless and a little paranoid. Suddenly, I wanted to escape and get away from all this ... I found Provence and spent a quiet year here. I am very lucky. In other places, you may always be just a tourist, but here, I feel carefree, regretless and full of joy. Thank God, let me stay with Provence. The word "Provencalization" is so strange and fresh. I think it's not bad that they said that about me. At least, I have never been so happy. Life is so beautiful, there is no need to worry about the present and the future, and even the flow of time seems slow and lazy. I like it, and I am willing to change in the arms of Provence. Escape from the city, enjoy laziness, and be a thief of time in Provence.