Poivre Atoll Poivre Atoll Poivre Islands are a group of islands in Seychelles, lying in the Outer Islands of Seychelles, with a distance of 268 km south of Victoria, Seychelles. Poivre was named in 1771 by Chevalier de la Biollière after Pierre Poivre, the famous "Peter Pepper" and governor of Ile de France and Réunion (then Bourbon) from 1769 to 1772. He named Florentin island for the Grey herons (Florentin being the Creole name for this species), which are nesting on the island. In 2008, the small boat channel was enlarged. In 2017, a 30-room hotel will be opened by the IDC
Pot-au-feu lord's land. For people living in towns, it was easier to buy inexpensive pieces of meat, which needed long cooking times. The method of cooking all food together and for extended periods of time (the whole day sometimes) gave what was called a ""pot-pourri"" in French and imported into English in the early 17th century. The relation between "pot-pourri" and "pot-au-feu" was attested in 1829 in the "Etymologic dictionary of the French language: ""Pot pourri. The name our fathers gave to the "pot-au-feu""". The cuts of beef and the vegetables involved vary, but a typical "pot-au-feu" contains: Cooking cartilaginous meat