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L’asperge

For the past seventy years the south of France has cultivated asparagus and it now comes first in European production. Ten varieties of asparagus are produced in the south. Production has diminished in the last few years due to the high cost of employment in France. Competition from China, and even Peru is more and more in evidence. However, where ""Asperge d’Oc, Sauvageonne"" is found on the label, consumers can rest assured that the product has been freshly picked the day before and hasn’t travelled the long distances which, apart from anything else, are so expensive in energy.

Delicious Provence

There are plenty of delicious sweet treats to be found in Provence. The manifold patisseries and confiseries are like jewels in the high street, their windows piled high with tempting sugary creations. Aside from the pain au chocolat and brioche that you might expect to find, there are luxuries such as candied fruit, marshmallows in pastel colours, macaroons in every colour and flavour, meringues, luxury chocolates. Many of these eyecatching products are traditionally crafted by skilled artisans, and many have stories attached to them.

Pink Oysters

As one of the major players in the Mediterranean shellfish business, Médithau has always based its reputation on quality oysters and mussels fished from the Bassin de Thau. That is until now. For the past few years, the company has put into place a particularly innovative and bold production procedure which has resulted in the cultivation of an oyster unlike any other: the pink oyster.

The Royal tree

The most common Olive (Olea europea) is a hardy tree, cultivated since antiquity for its hard wood and versatile fruit. Although it adapts well to different kinds of soil, our ancestors planted them on dry, stony hillsides and terraces, often in groups of fives, but it is common practice nowadays to plant them like a fruit orchard in long, regular lines, or even isolated in the middle of a lawn. What the olive hates most is to have its roots in stagnant water, so as long as the ground is well drained any scheme is possible.