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The pistou

But there is pesto and pistou! A little history is needed … Pesto is a Genoese sauce traditionally composed of basil, garlic, cheese, pine nut and olive oil. It is the most consumed sauce in the world after tomato sauce.

The truffle of Provence

Noble floret of French gastronomy, the truffle ‘rabasse’ in Provençal, is the only luxury product sold in the state, leaving all covered with earth of the rich terroir of Provence, region which produces 80% of the French truffle, the France producing two thirds of the world truffle.

The fig

The term fig has appeared in the thirteenth century. The word comes from the provençal figo who borrowed it from Latin ficus. The fig is a fruit / flower of the common fig tree emblem of the Mediterranean basin.

The CDO and PDO label

Originally… It is historically to fight against fraud that was gradually built, from the beginning of the twentieth century (law of 1905), the concept of Appellations of origin.