Provence cuisine recipes

Tomatoes

But Christian Etienne has offered to the humble "apple of love" its place at the height of Provençal cooking, queen of the Provence summers, inventing for it surprising and exceptional preparations.

To discover the secrets of these three recipes, click on the photos below - you will find others in Christian Etienne's book "Wonderful Provençal Cuisine."

In the beautiful language of Provence, the humble tomato is given the sweet name of "apple of love" (la poumo d'amour).

A tomato can be bitten into raw with just a bit of salt on its fleshy pulp, offering already a grand pleasure.