While it is the only one to bear the name of its city, Niçoise cuisine is regularly distorted in restaurants, magazines, and on television shows.
“We will create a collective that will ask our elected officials, and more specifically our deputies, for a bill aimed at protecting the flagship dishes of our regional cuisines,” said its spokesperson.
Just as you wouldn’t consider a cassoulet with peas or a sauerkraut with swiss chard, the iconic recipes of Niçoise cuisine must be protected.
No more potatoes or green beans in Niçoise salad, nor even less goat cheese and honey in a pan bagnat…