French cuisine Honey is a prized ingredient in the region. Seafood proliferates throughout the coastal area and is heavily represented in the cuisine. Goat cheeses, air-dried sausages, lamb, beef, and chicken are popular here. Garlic* and anchovies are used in many of the region's sauces, as in "Poulet Provençal", which uses white wine, tomatoes, herbs, and sometimes anchovies, and Pastis is found everywhere that alcohol is served. The cuisine uses a large amount of vegetables for lighter preparations. Truffles are commonly seen in Provence during the winter. Thirteen desserts in Provence are the traditional Christmas dessert, e.g. quince cheese, biscuits, almonds, nougat,
Murri Cuisine the main garnishing on the plate, assuming the likeness of fecund earth to complement the appearance of the meats. "The aim is to present the best of Mother Earth, in close to what we are used to seeing, the soil, leaves, ocean and sky. That is when we form a connection with the universe." said Thibault. Relatively new and still in its experimental stages, other chefs have begun to experiment with murri/fossilised cuisine. These include renowned French chef Andrea Toulouse and Kim Salinger from New York. Chefs who have presented full menus of murri cuisine have commented that force and