The Sea Urchins of Carry le Rouet
Markets in Provence and Cote d'Azur · TasteFrance is a country of foodies with broad ranging tastes.
After all would you have thought of pairing foie gras with gingerbread?
France is also the place with countless opportunities to try some downright strange things like sea urchins or oursin.
On Sundays in February, there is a festival in the seaside town of Carry-le-Rouet called le Fete de l’oursin et du coquillage or les dimanches du mois de l’oursin et du coquillage it is a tasting feast of sea urchins and other shellfish.
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