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When I think of culinary I think of France, the culinary capitol of the world. France has so many types of cooking styles in their many regions, such as, the region of Languedoc. (Rapp, 2011) (Rapp, 2011)Languedoc is in southern France. Languedoc was a dominion of the Counts of Toulouse — independent principalities in southwestern France — until the thirteenth century when it became a possession of the French Crown. In the past many French people considered the Languedoc a desert of French gastronomy. But the rich tradition of cooking in Languedoc was evident long ago, if we consider Racine's comment, who first remarked, while staying in Uzès in 1661, that twenty caterers could make a living there but a bookseller would starve to death, …show more content…

When going to an olive farm in Languedoc all you can do is see, smell, taste and touch the olives, the French claims it wakes up your senses when you visit an olive farm. Languedoc has many cities in its region such as Toulouse. Now Toulouse is known as the land of the goose and the land of the olive. Toulouse is a paradise of its lover of the olive tree and its fruit. You will find that everything that can be manufactured from the olive tree, Toulouse specializes in many of those products that contain olives such as olive oil, spreads, breads, cosmetic and much more. Toulouse make a good olive oil and a good olive oil base for natural products. (Wright, 2014). Now for the land of the goose in Toulouse is known for its breeding of goose and it originally bred to make the French delicacy foie gras known as a fatten goose liver by force feeding com with a gavage, the Toulouse goose originated near Toulouse and they are domestic and are raised on farms in Europe. While speaking on Toulouse and the goose it bring me to one of the entrée dishes Toulouse is famous for its “cassoulet” a rich, slow -cooked casserole with meat typically (pork, sausage, goose, duck) pork skin and white beans. Cassoulet name came from its cooking pot and it was originated in southwest France and it was a simple dish made in farm house, now it is so popular that all the regions start cooking cassoulet and

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