А вы пробовали буйабес? Have you tried bouillabaisse?

Rating 8110

We went to the restaurant in the Old Port (address: Place aux Huiles, 1) with the sole purpose of trying the famous fish soup - bouillabaisse. A limited number of restaurants in Marseille have the right to cook it under this name, and the fish from which it is cooked must have a Marseille accent : )

Historically, bouillabaisse was a traditional dish of Marseille fishermen and was made from fish left over in the evening after the sale - it was a cheap soup. However, thanks to its fame, as well as the development of tourism on the coast of France, the restaurant cuisine of Marseille has created several very expensive varieties of it. There is an old French legend according to which the ancient Greek goddess Aphrodite daily fed bouillabaisse to her husband Hephaestus.

How to eat bouillabaisse? Take a crouton (a cracker served separately), spread it with sauce, sprinkle with cheese, put it on a plate and eat it with the broth. Of course, not forgetting the fish.
Delicious! The portion is huge. The size of the "plate" is approximately equal to our average tureen. The price is 35 euros per serving. The restaurant itself is pleasant, the service is prompt and polite.