Provencal cooking originates from the southeast of France. It is part of the Mediterranean cuisine. We focus on both Provencal cooking as well as the Mediterranean cuisine of southern France.

So you want to dabble in Provencal Cooking? Well you’ll need to have these 5 ingredients in your pantry: Olive oil, garlic, onion, tomato & bell peppers. Any dish calling itself “a la provençale” will very likely have most of, if not all of these ingredients. Provencal cooking is a healthy cuisine. It is lighter, and vitamin rich so you can enjoy it with little to no guilt.

Some spices which you will find in Provencal cooking are of course herbs de Provence – which is a mix of rosemary, thyme,  . . . ., saffron & star anise.

Provencal cooking originates from the southeast of France. It is part of the Mediterranean cuisine. We focus on both Provencal cooking as well as the Mediterranean cuisine of southern France.

We imagine that Provencal cooking is a quick cooking method but in reality there are many Provencal dishes that require time to simmer, time to reduce and time to gain in flavor. The fact that when they present Provencal cooking to us in a restaurant, that we think it was a snap to whip up, is a testament to the great skill of the Provencal cook.

The way we approach Provencal cooking at Cook’n With Class Uzès, is by using perfect seasonal products cooked simply to ensure that the flavor of the product is exactly what we are looking for. In the Summer you can expect more dishes including, ratatouille which is made of eggplant, zucchini, tomato, bell peppers, onion & garlic. In the Winter your Provencal cooking could include bouillabaisse using fennel, leeks, onion & carrot. Not to say that you can’t have a bouillabaisse in Summer since the ingredients are available almost year-round but each season typically has its dish.

A typical dish that you may find on the menu of a Provençal restaurant is Squid a la Provençal. Check out our recipe below and enjoy a delicious taste of the south of France.