Occitan cuisine

Ratatouille ( , ; ) is a traditional French vegetable dish originating in the Provence region of southern France, particularly associated with Nice and its surrounding region. It developed within the context of rural Provençal cuisine, where seasonal vegetables were stewed together as a practical means of using surplus summer produce. The dish consists of a stew or sauté of seasonal summer vegetables cooked in olive oil and is sometimes referred to as ratatouille niçoise ().

species of bird

French culinary dish

Sauce made of clarified butter

Bouillabaisse ( , , ; ) is a traditional Provençal fish soup originating in the port city of Marseille. The word is originally a compound of the two Provençal verbs ('to boil') and ('to reduce heat', i.e. 'simmer').

composed tomato, egg, fish and vegetable salad

Cassoulet (, also ,; ; ) is a rich stew originating in southern France. The food writer Elizabeth David described it as "that sumptuous amalgamation of haricot beans, sausage, pork, mutton and preserved goose, aromatically spiced with garlic and herbs". It originated in the town of Castelnaudary in the Aude department in the Occitanie region. Variants of the dish are local to other towns and cities in the Aude.

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Rémoulade (; ; ) is a cold sauce. Although similar to tartar sauce, it is often more yellowish, sometimes flavored with curry, and often contains chopped pickles or piccalilli. It can also contain horseradish, paprika, anchovies, capers and a host of other items.

thumbnail|A glass of diluted pastis thumb|right|French pastis Pastis (, , ; ) is an anise-flavoured spirit and apéritif traditionally from France, typically containing less than 100 g/L sugar and 40–45% ABV (alcohol by volume).

Aligot () is a dish made from cheese blended into mashed potatoes (often with some garlic) that is made on the high plateau of Aubrac (part of the Aveyron, Cantal, and Lozère departments) in the southern Massif Central of France. This dish is a common sight in Auvergne restaurants.

Vichyssoise ( , ; ) is a soup made of cooked and puréed leeks, potatoes, onions and cream. It is served chilled and garnished with chopped chives. It was invented in the first quarter of the 20th century by Louis Diat, a French-born cook working as head chef of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in New York.

Tapenade (; ) is a Provençal name for a spread, condiment and culinary ingredient consisting of puréed or finely chopped olives, capers, and sometimes anchovies. The name comes from the Provençal word for capers, (). It is a popular food in the south of France, where it is generally eaten as an hors d'œuvre spread on bread, with fish, in salads, and sometimes used to stuff poultry for the main course.

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thumb|upright=1.35|Duck confit Confit (, ; ) (from the French word confire, literally "to preserve") is any type of food that is cooked slowly over a long period as a method of preservation.

Garbure (; ) is a thick French stew traditionally based on cabbage and confit d'oie, though the modern version is usually made with ham, cheese and stale bread. The name derives from the use of the term garb to describe sheaves of grain depicted on a heraldic shield or coat of arms. Thus the name of garbure, which is eaten with a fork, is a reference to the use of pitchforks to pick up sheaves of grain. It originated in Gascony in the historical cultural region of Occitania. It is similar to potée. Among the Gascons it may have some connection to the time under the Angevin Empire, with influen

Brandade () is an emulsion made from salt cod, olive oil, and usually potatoes. It is eaten in the winter with bread or potatoes. In French culinary terminology, it is occasionally referred to as brandade de morue; in Spanish cuisine, it is sometimes known as brandada de bacalao ('morue' and 'bacalao' meaning 'salt cod').

specialty sandwich in the Nice area, France

Bourride (bourrido, in provençal, borrida, in occitan) is a culinary speciality traditional to the cuisine of Provence and Languedoc, based on fish, seafood, and vegetables, served with aïoli and olive oil. A variant of bouillabaisse or fish soup à la Sétoise, this fish soup, originally from Provence and Languedoc, is particularly popular in Toulon (Var) and Agde (Hérault).

French cured ham with protected designation of origin

traditional cuisine and gastronomy of Occitania

French dish

A croustade () is a crust or pie-crust of any type. They are usually made of flaky pastry or puff pastry, but there are also bread croustades (croustade de pain de mie), potato croustades (petites croustades en pommes de terre duchesse), rice, semolina and vermicelli croustades, among others.

Pissalat or pissala, is a condiment originating from the Nice region of France. The name comes from peis salat in Niçard and means 'salted fish'. It is made from anchovy puree flavoured with cloves, thyme, bay leaf and black pepper mixed with olive oil. Pissalat is used for flavouring hors d'oeuvres, fish, cold meats, and, especially, the local specialty, pissaladière.

Faire chabrot () or faire chabròl () is an ancient Occitanian custom whereby at the end of a soup or broth, one adds red wine to the bowl to dilute the remnants and brings it to the lips to drink in large gulps.

An ', otherwise known as an or ' is a southern French stew made of the cheapest parts of poultry, slowly simmered.