It is an appetizer mainly found in the eastern part of French Riviera and Northern Italy. A kind of fritter stuffed with Swiss chard and ricotta, among other ingredients, it originates from Monaco, where it is especially eaten on a national day.

Fougasse is a type of bread typically associated with Provence but found (with variations) in other regions. Some versions are sculpted or slashed into a pattern resembling an ear of wheat.

Rub the butter into the flour till it resembles breadcrumbs, add a opinch of salt and enough iced water to bind. Gather into a ball and leave to chill for about 30 mins. If in a hurry use some ready made short pastry.
LIne a 18cm tart dish with the pastry, cover with grease proof paper and backing beand and bake blind for 8 mins at 200c. Remove the beans, return to the oven for 2 to 5 mins to allow …

Pissaladiere is a dish which originated from Nice in Southern France. The dough is usually a bread dough thicker than that of the classic pizza Margherita, and the traditional topping consists of usually caramelised (almost pureed) onions, black olives, and anchovies (whole, and sometimes also with pissalat, a type of anchovy paste).Now served as an appetizer, it was traditionally cooked and sold early each morning around Nice.

It is made by stirring chickpea flour into a mixture of water and olive oil to form a loose batter, pouring it into a pan to make a pancake typically 4mm thick, and baking it for a few minutes, traditionally in an open oven in a tin-plated copper baking-pan. Farinata may be seasoned with fresh rosemary, pepper and sea salt. Traditionally farinata is cut into irregularly shaped triangular slices, and eaten (with no toppings) on small plates with optional black …

Stocafi is a seafood stew of dried cod, stewed in tomato sauce and flavored with black olives and small vegetables. This dish has French and Italian influences. It is considered a local delicacy in Monaco.

It is made with squash blossoms edible flowers of Cucurbita species, particularly Cucurbita pepo, the species that produces zucchini, marrow, spaghetti squash, and many other types of squash. In Great Britain they are called courgette flower.It is very tasty snacks food with diced zucchini, egg, flour, white onion, olive oil, soft goat cheese, salt, smoked paprika for evening time.