Thursday, October 30, 2008

Provencal pumpkins


Just like here, this is pumpkin season in the Luberon. The French grow two types of them. The one pictured is very hard to cut through and, as you can see, full of meat. The flesh is very good and the restaurants all have something on the menu with this squash in it. I had a tarte in Apt that was just perfect Fall fare. The Provencals also have taken to the spirit of Halloween and there are skeletons and witches all about in late October. So there are also traditional pumpkins, suitable for carving, for sale.

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