A Sweet Tradition: Provence’s 13 Desserts

By |2018-06-12T14:20:28-04:00October 9th, 2014||

In France’s Provençal region, the holidays bring about an ancient tradition known as le gros super et les treize desserts- or “The Great Supper and Thirteen desserts.” This holiday feast takes place on December 24, beginning with seven non-meat dishes and ending with thirteen desserts symbolically meant to ensure health and prosperity for the coming year. [...]