A crespéou () is a savory

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cake made up of

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with herbs and vegetables stacked in layers. The dish can be eaten cold, sometimes accompanied with a tomato coulis. The recipe, which appears to be native of

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and

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), has become popular throughout the county of

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, the region of

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, and the countryside around

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Origin

Its name comes from ''crespèu'', the

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''.http://sites.univ-provence.fr/tresoc/libre/integral/libr0378.pdf Similarly to a fougasse, an Occitan ''crespèu'' has many variations. This dish is also known as ''trouchia'' or ''omelette à la moissonneuse''. The latter name suggests that it originated as a dish traditionally prepared for field work and specifically for the harvest season.

Flavors and colors

The dish is usually baked and inverted. It comprises a minimum of three or four layers of different colored omelettes, often given by red tomatoes, orange carrots, green spinach or chard, and black olives. Peppers, with their variety of colors also allows for multicolored crespéou. Some preparations use sausage or sliced fish for a beige layer. In Nice, there is always an omelette made from chard ribs. Other vegetables can be used, such as zucchini, eggplant, onion, or basil.

Matching food and wine

Traditionally a crespéou does not have to be accompanied by a wine. However, given the dish's extremely identified flavors, it can pair with a

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wine certified to originate (

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) from Côtes du Roussillon or Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence.

Gallery

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