The Rich Tradition 05: France

Elisabeth Luard preparing lunch on the terrace in Provence. The Rich Tradition: France

 Provence in south-eastern France, where Elizabeth Luard also spent time with her young family is well known for it's local culture and traditions. The region is rightly proud of it's history, traditions, cuisine and wines.

This episode begins with Elisabeth Luard shopping in the market in Vaison la Romaine for cheese, vegetables, spit-roasted rabbit and quails, and local saucisson for lunch, and visits a traditional bakery, and an olive oil producer in Nyons. She goes to Arles for the Festival of St George. Finally she learns how to cook shoulder of lamb with épautre (spelt) from an innkeeper friend.

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The Rich Tradition

In Revisiting "The Rich Tradition", Elisabeth Luard gives an updated introduction to the video series based on European Peasant Cookery. Episodes in The Rich Tradition include:

• The Island of Mull
• Andalucia in southern Spain
• The Ruthines of Slovakia
• Mediterranean Seafood
• Provence in France
• Holland
• Sweden
• Slovakia
• The Black Forest in Germany
• Hungary
• Friuli in Italy
• Cork in Ireland
• The bonus episode: "Home from the sea" in Tangier, Morocco

Other articles with Elisabeth Luard

Elisabeth Luard reads extracts from her books: Squirrel Pie (and other stories) Adventures in Food Across the Globe and European Peasant Cookery
Elisabeth Luard was interviewed by Anne Dolamore, which you can watch here.
She also interviewed Roger Phillips, the "Mushroom Man", for Talking of Food.

In other Interviews

Anne Dolamore herself is interviewed in Anne Dolamore, Independent Publisher
Anne Dolamore talks to Charles Carey, the oil merchant and to Norman Tebbit, author of The Game Cook.