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Eat & Drink

SAVOURING SOUTHERN france By Andrea Louise Thomas Photos Yanni

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love experimenting with flavour,” says Loïc Duchet, French cook and proprietor of Le Capucin, a French café and takeaway restaurant in Portsea. He was raised in a tiny village in South West France, where the flavours of traditional cooking were an integral part of the culture.

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Living in such a small village often meant sourcing food through hunting and gathering to bring meals to the table. Fruit and vegetables were grown in kitchen gardens and other staples of the diet came from local farms. continued next page...

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