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Marseille Bouillabaisse a Provencal Classic

April 27, 2016

What is your favourite fish soup? Residents of Marseille are adamant that French fishermen eked basic sustenance from their unsightly leftover fish bits concocted this fish broth/soup/stew on the shores of the now sprawling metropolis. The name for this dish is derived from two actions bouillir (to boil) and abaisser (to reduce or simmer). However,

Fish & Seafood · Main Course · Provencal Recipes · Taste

Recipe for Marseille Classic Bouillabaisse

October 16, 2015

The fish scraps and a few herbs were thrown into a pot of boiling salty water. This meagre meal marked the end of a long day for the fishermen of Marseille. Fast-forward to today, and this fish soup is no longer considered a humble meal. You can read more about the origins of Bouillabaisse here.

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Understanding and Tasting The Real Bouillabaisse of Marseille

April 3, 2015

During a visit to a restaurant at the Vieux-Port in Marseille, we sampled “charter” Bouillabaisse. Bouillabaisse is a seafood soup with pieces of fish and crustaceans. The soup is so special that in 1980, eleven of the top chefs in Marseille created the “Bouillabaisse Charter”. Ginger and Nutmeg’s original blog post: The Real Bouillabaisse of Marseille is reproduced

Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · French Cooking Classes · Taste

Bouillabaisse Discovery at Provence Gourmet Cooking Classes

November 13, 2014

Gilles Conchy says it was Provencal food and family ties that tugged him back to Provence after four years in California. Although, he admits that he could still be a “California boy.” The sandy, windswept beaches and seemingly endless sunny days of the southwest U.S. fit like a second skin to someone who grew up

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Le Château d’If à Marseille, rendu célèbre par le Comte de Monte-Cristo

February 6, 2026

Saviez-vous qu’à quelques minutes en bateau de Marseille se trouve un archipel d’îles ? L’archipel des Îles de Frioul compte quatre îles et des navettes partent régulièrement du Vieux-Port pendant les mois d’été. Vous pouvez facilement passer une journée à faire de la randonnée sur les sentiers ou à vous prélasser sur les plages de

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Marseille’s Château d’If: French Immersion and the Count of Monte Cristo

October 29, 2025

Did you know that a short ferry ride from Marseille is an archipelago of islands? There are four islands in the Iles de Frioul archipelago, and ferries run from the Vieux Port regularly during the summer months. You can easily spend a day hiking the trails or lounging on the beaches of Ratonneau. The smallest

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April 1, 2025

Social media may be a way to show off your travel photos, but nothing is better than a keepsake that stands the test of time. Travel Journals Gift Idea These travel journals from My French Country Home are beautiful books. Filled with watercolour prints, each journal is 128 pages long, with space for notes, sketches,

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Search Results for: bouillabaisse

Marseille Bouillabaisse a Provencal Classic

Recipe for Marseille Classic Bouillabaisse

Understanding and Tasting The Real Bouillabaisse of Marseille

Bouillabaisse Discovery at Provence Gourmet Cooking Classes

Le Château d’If à Marseille, rendu célèbre par le Comte de Monte-Cristo

Marseille’s Château d’If: French Immersion and the Count of Monte Cristo

Travel Journals a Gift Idea For Someone Travelling to Provence Côte d’Azur

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